IEP Meeting: SCHOOL DELAYING IEP BY COLLECTING DATA UNTIL SCHOOL’S OUT
Mandi: I requested an IEP meeting for my son in January. The school has been fighting me, extended time to collect more data. My son has ADD and Aspergers and Continue Reading →
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Discipline: DOES REMOVED FROM CLASS COUNT TOWARD 10 DAY SUSPENSION RULE?
Jennifer: My child with an anxiety disorder has been suspended 3 times this year (in 3 months), but has been removed from class several other days or partial days due Continue Reading →
Inclusion: SERVICES LOST WHEN INCLUSION TEACHER ABSENT LONG TERM
Martha: If a child is in an inclusion class with an inclusion teacher and this teacher has been out at least 10 days, if not more, are they required by Continue Reading →
Educational Records: ARE EMAILS UNDER FERPA/IDEA OR PUBLIC RECORDS?
Jessica: Parents requested all student records and emails pertaining to their child with an IEP. The school responded that they spoke with their lawyer who said the emails don’t fall Continue Reading →
Accommodations: WHO IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE IEP ACCOMMODATIONS?
Ann: When a student who is at least two years below grade level is included in a regular education classroom and his/her IEP has accommodations listed that are open to Continue Reading →
Re-Evaluations: NON COMPLIANCE, 3 YR REVIEW EVALUATION NEVER DONE
Carli: My son’s school notified me that a 3 year review was mandated and I signed consent for testing. I went to the meeting only to learn no tests were Continue Reading →
Autism: EXCESSIVE DISRUPTIONS FROM AUTISTIC CHILD
Irene: I work in a class where there is one child with autism who has increasingly had multiple “meltdowns” within a day every day(5 or more). The school recommended the Continue Reading →
Can’t Get the Doctor to Your IEP Meeting? There Is a Way Out!
Problem: All too often, the child’s doctor or therapist will nod sympathetically when the parent describes the difficulties encountered attempting to get the child the support he or she needs Continue Reading →
IEP Termination: SCHOOL WANTS TO MOVE TO 504 BUT KEEP SERVICES
Sophia: Our child has Asperger’s and is doing well in school but has trouble with executive functioning, aural memory and behavior. The school wants to move our child to a Continue Reading →
Educational Records: STILL MISSING RECORDS I REQUESTED, BUT SCHOOL FORCING ARD MEETING
Nichole: I requested the records from the letter format provided on page 14 of the idea, and there it says if an ARD meeting is scheduled within 45 days or Continue Reading →
