Elizabeth Yancy Bostic, MBA
Founder and Lead Advocate

Elizabeth (Beth) Yancy Bostic has over 15 years of experience as a Special Education Advocate, serving Massachusetts and New Hampshire families and as well as those relocating to Massachusetts from other states. As a parent of children with special needs, she understands the often daunting task of securing and coordinating appropriate academic, medical, functional and recreational supports and services.

Beth was a Project Manager for a training and consulting organization before starting her own advocacy practice as a Special Needs Advocate more than 15 years ago. She was trained as a Special Education Advocate/Parent Consultant through the Federation for Children with Special Needs and is a frequently requested trainer for their workshops. She regularly participates in workshops, conferences and continuing education programs to support her commitment to being current on special education laws and advisories as well as the latest educational innovations and best practices for her clients. She is also a certified as a John C. Maxwell Coach, Teacher, Trainer and Speaker.

Beth is a member of the Board of Directors of the Federation for Children with Special Needs, a LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) Fellow at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMASS Medical School where she is studied Disability and Healthcare Policy, and completed her MBA at Suffolk University. She is the past President of SPaN (Special Needs Advocacy Network), a network of special needs advocates in Massachusetts, as well as a member of the IMPACT: Ability Steering Committee, COPAA (Council for Parent Attorneys and Advocates) and P.I.C.K. (Parents of Infants and Children with Kernicterus). She was previously a member of the ArcMass Board and the Reading Special Education Parent Advisory Council.

Having studied abroad, worked in the diversity and inclusion field for over 20 years, and partnered with local community based organizations, she has a particular passion and affinity for meeting the needs of under-served and culturally and linguistically diverse families.

Highlights

• Elizabeth Bostic, "Developing the Right IEP for Your Child" Children's Hospital Boston Down Syndrome Program Allen C. Crocker Speaker Series, October 2013.
• Elizabeth Bostic, "Determining the Right Educational Environment for YOUR Child" Children's Hospital Boston Down Syndrome Program Allen C. Crocker Speaker Series, March 2013.
• Recipient of the Family Caregiver Award in 2011 from the Massachusetts Lifespan Respite Coalition, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and the Department of Developmental Services.
• Elizabeth Bostic. “Special Education Rights and Advocacy: Workshop.” Co-sponsored by The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy (Brandeis University) and the Arc of Massachusetts. November 29, 2011.

• Elizabeth Bostic. "Words and Numbers: A Parent's Perspective on Disability Research," Pediatrics, volume 126, supplement 3, December 2010, pp. S143-145.

• Abdirahman Yusuf, Rich Robison, PhD, MDiv, Elizabeth Bostic, Susan Foley, PhD. "Integrating Different Sources of Knowledge into a Research Study: The Challenge and Promise of Community-based Participatory Research,"  Opening Doors: A State of the Science Conference, November 2008, Washington, DC. 

• "Opening Doors for Children with Disabilities," Children's News,  January 2007.

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 DOE Regulation:  Purpose
§ 300.1 Purposes. 
The purposes of this part are--
(a)  To ensure that all children with 
disabilities have available to them a
free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and
related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for
further education,employment, and independent living;






The Parent Coach LLC advocates and consultants adhere to the Special Needs Advocacy Network's (SPaN) Ethics and Standards of Practice