Related Services: RELATED SERVICE ONLY IEP, CAN YOU GET ONE?
Rachel: Can a child receive an IEP with related services only? If they have had comprehensive testing in all areas and the only area of significant need is in the Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Community
College / Continuing Ed: MY SON HAS ADD (INATTENTIVE) AND HAS FLUNKED OUT OF COLLEGE
Carla: My son flunked out of college and I don’t know where to send him that will support his learning differences. He has been diagnosed with ADD inattentive type. I Continue Reading →
Test Scores: BENCHMARK TESTS, PRESENT LEVELS MISUSED
Kelly: On every benchmark test, my daughter scores the EXACT percentage listed on the IEP as her goal. The school is using this to keep her in an inclusion classroom Continue Reading →
Section 504: DOES 504 REQUIRE A TRIENNIAL RE-EVALUATION?
Gerry: Does a child with a disability (autism and ADHD) have to be re-evaluated every 3 years in order to retain the 504 status?
Eligibility: CAN SPECIAL ED TESTING BE DONE BY A SOCIAL WORKER?
Rachel: Is it legally okay for a School Social Worker or Special Ed Teacher to complete testing and write a report? The School Psychologist would then review the results and Continue Reading →
Tests and Assessments: DIBELS TESTING FOR APRAXIA
Martha: Is it legal to test a child with apraxia using the Dibels test? We have been told that it would not determine pass or fail but is a way Continue Reading →
Private Schools: DYSLEXIA DISCRIMINATION PRIVATE SCHOOL
Steve: I have a grandson who has attended a private school since pre school until now in third grade. He has an impeccable behavior record and oddly good grades. He Continue Reading →
Observation: OBSERVING MY DAUGHTER IN HER SPECIAL EDUCATION ROOM
Stephanie: I asked to observe my daughter in her Special Education room and was told that Minnesota Law said I cant due to the confidentiality of the other students in Continue Reading →
Discipline: IEP VIOLATION
Leigh: My son has diagnosis of PTSD, RAD, schizophrenia. Due to behavior issues a plan was agreed to that he would be searched and wanded each morning and never allowed Continue Reading →
Prior Written Notice (PWN): PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE and BIP
Kay: My school district refuses to give me PWN unless I sign the IEP amendment first. I told the school special ed. county supervisor- who is the one who refused Continue Reading →
