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About The IEP Boss
The IEP Boss
Tresha King Hattar has a passion for putting students first. She knows what is right for every level of student from PPCD to 18+ services. With 31 years of experience in the public school system ranging from para-professional through Special Education Administrator, she is your IEP Boss!
Her passion is assuring that students receive the appropriate services while attending school and are prepared for life after high school by creating post-secondary goals that are realistic and appropriate.
IEP - I Expect Progress
- Are you concerned about your child's progress in school?
- Is your child receiving special education services or 504 services and you need help understanding the difference?
- Do you believe your child needs an evaluation to determine if they have a disability and the school system has denied an evaluation?
- Do you feel the educational system is letting you down?
- Do you need someone to help you understand the Special Education Services process?
- Do you need help taking the emotion out of the IEP/ARD meeting?
YOU are your child's best Advocate!
If you feel something is not right with your child's 504 or Special Education plan, reach out and get help. I am here to guide you and advocate for your child.
About Tresha King Hattar
Tresha King Hattar along with her 31 years of experience in the public school system has also served on the TAVAC Board for ten years, most recently as president. As president of TAVAC she would oversee the mission of the organization, which includes scholarships, professional development and continuing education for transition specialists throughout the state. Through organizing professional development conferences, she created the opportunity for networking to occur throughout the state.
As a Special Educational Administrator, Tresha worked with all levels of students and their parents from PPCD to 18+ Services. Because of her presence at the IEP meetings, students received appropriate services in the appropriate setting. Preparing students for life after high school by creating realistic post-secondary goals and the plans to achieve them has been her passion for 15 years.
In her spare time, Tresha enjoys time with her husband, Michael and son, Jordan and she is actively involved with youth in her church congregation.
My Journey
My desire was to work with at-risk students who didn’t fit into the traditional educational environment began as a paraprofessional working my way through college. Students fell through the cracks because how they learned was either not identified or honored. Becoming a classroom teacher allowed me to impact my students’ lives one by one. As the department chair at a high school campus I helped classroom teachers teach in a way that met the individual needs of the students. Building rapport with parents became much easier when they knew that someone cared about the education of their special needs child.
As the campus coordinator of an all level alternative school, my passion continued to ignite for at-risk students showing each one their value and worth was a dream come true. Teachers, administrators and parents began to see what I saw in these students, an unlocked potential. No longer lost, no longer given up on, that’s what happens when students receive the appropriate services in the appropriate setting.
I knew transitioning from the public school system into their community required much more thought and planning than anyone imagined. Therefore, making that transition as smooth as possible has been the focus of my career for the last 14 years. Whether I was a vocational adjustment coordinator or a special education administrator on a district level, my goal was to provide students, teachers, and parents the tools to create a smooth post-secondary transition.
I retired from the public-school system in December of 2017 knowing I would continue my journey helping families and students, and this is how The IEP Boss was born.
Why does all this matter? So, your child will get the equal education opportunity they deserve. And so that every student that leaves public school has the opportunity to become a contributing member of their community regardless of their disability.
Education and Experience
Education
Batchlor's Degree in Political Science with a minor in Special Education
Master's Degrees in Educational Psychology & Principalship
Experience
Para-professional - Worked with high school at-risk students in Brownsville, TX
Para-professional - worked with elementary students on their reading skills in Los Fresnos, Tx
Teacher - taught GED and ESL skills to adults - in Brownsville, TX
Teacher - taught severe & profound, resource math, inclusion math, was a Special Education Department Chair in Alief ISD
Campus Coordinator for DAEP in Alief ISD
Teacher - Special Education Department Chair, taught Life Skills & resource vocational skills, was a VAC and Lead VAC in Fort Bend ISD
Administrator - Special Education district administrator in Fort Bend ISD
Special Education Advocate - advocate for children of all ages - from PPCD to 18+ services, and all levels