STOMP Philosophy We believe that parents should be the primary spokesperson for their child until the child is confident and able to share that responsibility. We believe that a child with special educational needs has the right to an education developed to address his or her unique needs and abilities whether they are academic, social, vocational or behavioral. We believe that the STOMP staff and volunteers should never take the role of the parent, but instead should provide information, assistance and training to enable the parent to feel confident in their role as their child's best advocate.

This Web Site © Copyright, STOMP 2003. Washington PAVE has a policy of nondiscrimination. In the event you, as an employee or recipient of services, feel that you have been discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, marital status, disabled or Vietnam era veteran status, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation, or HIV/AIDS status, you have the right to file a complaint with the agency´s 504 Compliance Officer. Please contact PAVE´s Compliance Officer: Heather M. Hebdon, 6316 South 12th. Street; Tacoma, WA 98465-1900 (253) 565-2266 (v/tty); 1-800-5-PARENT (v/tty); Fax: (253) 566-8052, E-mail:hhebdon@wapave.org