ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As the upcoming school year approaches, one local family has decided to move to another state hoping to find better academic programs for children with learning disabilities. 

• Yadira Calderon's daughter has autism and dyslexia
• The pair moved from Greece to the U.S. to give her a better education
• Yadira has been fighting to get better education services for children with special needs
• They will be moving to Tennessee in hopes for better services

Yadira Calderon's daughter, Thomais, is 10 years old. She has autism and dyslexia.

When she was 4 years old, they moved from Greece to Palm Harbor for better programs geared toward children with similar disabilities. 

"She was in preverbal mode," said Calderon. 

Thomais made incredible progress during the six years.

"Credit and total respect to those teachers who tried and gave it their all," said Calderon.

But she feels Thomais has grown academically as much as she can in Florida. In a few weeks they're packing up and moving to Tennessee. 

"Seeking protections that I will be able to have there because I have a relative that works in the school system there," said Calderon. 

Calderon says she's been fighting for more services for her daughter and others like her.

"The U.S. Department of Education in D.C. heard from me and I decided to start writing letters," said Calderon. She says she's filed many complaints voicing her concerns.

The Pinellas County Schools system responding, saying, "Pinellas County Schools works with families to meet the specific educational needs of each student. Schools work collaboratively with parents to come up with a plan to accommodate the needs of each student at the school level. The plans are designed to ensure that students can make progress at the appropriate level. Due to laws that protect student privacy, we are not able to comment on an individual student's education."

Calderon says the school district hasn't done enough.

"The steps taken by the district did not represent her actual needs," said Calderon. 

Her hope is Tennessee will be a place Thomais can receive services geared toward her disabilities so she can continue to grow academically. But she knows there's always a risk. 

"The same issues are taking place everywhere," Calderon said. 

Calderon plans to continue her advocacy for children with learning disabilities wherever she goes.

"My daughter keeps reminding me that there's more that needs to be done and I will go as far as I need to," said Calderon.