As your advocate, we develop a plan and provide guidance on how to effectively navigate the special education process to ensure your child receives an appropriate education with necessary support. There are several ways Mrs. Hightower works with families. From an initial short-term consultation to long-term “hands-on” advocacy service for your family, Lorraine offers cost-effective advocacy service packages based on your unique needs. Lorraine is passionate about helping families and will ensure that you have the essential information and recommendations you need for your child to be successful!From designing the right strategy to attending meetings and ensuring families have their Advocacy Documents for the school, she is there with each family every step of the way. Some families need more support and are interested in progress monitoring, mediation with the school, and more. Reach out and for a complimentary discovery call to get started.

It is the Lorraine Hightower, LLC mission to help the 1 in 5 children with dyslexia get the services and support they need to learn and thrive in school. Our advocacy practice serves this mission by providing professional and collaborative educational advocacy as well as reliable resources and training for parents and professionals.As your advocate, we develop a plan and provide guidance on how to effectively navigate the special education process to ensure your child receives an appropriate education with necessary support. From designing the right strategy to attending meetings and ensuring families have their Advocacy Documents for the school, we are there with each family every step of the way. Some families need more support and are interested in progress monitoring, mediation with the school, and more. Reach out and for a complimentary discovery call to get started.Our practice also provides opportunities to learn more about dyslexia and the special education system. From our no cost webinars, Ask the Advocate LIVE Facebook Series, and Ask the Advocate blogs to our group coaching experience, The Dyslexia Advocacy Advantage, Lorraine and her team empowers parents with the knowledge and tools they need to ensure that children with dyslexia receive the services and support they deserve. As a team of professionals, which includes an educator, we understand the importance of ongoing professional training for education professionals. We offer customized professional development opportunities in the areas of dyslexia identification and research based interventions. Schedule a complimentary discovery call so that we can discuss how we can create the program that meets your needs.

Lorraine has spoken to parents, educators, legislators, military personnel, pediatricians, government officials and more! Presentations can be customized for specific audiences and groups. Popular topics include:• What is Dyslexia?• The Educational Implications of Dyslexia for Teachers & Administrators• How to Effectively Advocate for your Child • The Difference between 504 Plans & IEPs• Advancing Advocacy Efforts through Resolutions & Legislation• How to Support Pediatric Patients with Disabilities

Regional leader with Decoding Dyslexia Virginia (DDVA) focused on community outreach to educate professionals and parents about dyslexia. Actively lobbied state legislators and provided testimony regarding the critical need to appropriately train our teachers. On behalf of DDVA, worked effectively with the VA PTA and VEA to help pass the first Virginia law (HB842) for dyslexia.

Leads the work of a special education advisory committee for the Loudoun County School Board. This committee focuses their efforts on informing the school division of the unique needs in the education of children with disabilities, reviews policies and procedures for the division of special education prior to submission to the local School Board and assists the local school division in interpreting educational plans for special education students.

Chaired a subcommittee formed in response to public comment, changes at the state level, legislation for teacher awareness training , VDOE data on reading performance for students with specific learning disabilities to include dyslexia. The subcommittee's objectives to ensure that parents students and educational staff have the information and resources available to appropriate identify, support and remediate dyslexia and dyslexic students in Loudoun County Public Schools.

In my role as the Director of Sales & Marketing for the Westin and Sheraton Palo Alto hotels, primary responsibilities included client relationships, staff development, top account management, sales generation and administrative duties. I have a strong sales background in service-intensive businesses. Proven success in sales, catering and convention management as well as outstanding client services.

Sofitel San Francisco Bay is a four star, four diamond luxury French hotel which caters predominately to the area corporate and social markets. Promoted five times to the position of Director of Sales & Marketing. Responsibilities included overall hotel revenue management, top account negotiations, client relationships, staff development/training, creation of marketing campaigns and other administrative duties.