Goals: FUNCTIONAL GOALS IN THE IEP
Amanda: I recently moved from NY to IL. My son is 4 and has 8 different special needs diagnosis. In NY he was receiving 4 types of services for a Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Community
Privacy / Confidentiality: CONFIDENTIALITY
Renee: Is it legal for a school district to require peer review of student confidential files to be completed by other sped teachers who are not in any way involved Continue Reading →
IEPs: WHAT IS A “SAMPLE IEP”?
Kathleen: Our child was re-evaluated by the school district and we revised his IEP – based on the re-eval – over a series of 5 meetings with an IEP team.The Continue Reading →
Eligibility: NOT QUALIFIED FOR SPED BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE READING INSTRUCTION?
Heidi: My Children were homeschooled up until 8, 10th and 11th grade because I thought it would help them get more one on one attention. Now that they have entered Continue Reading →
LRE: DAUGHTER (ADHD/ODD) NOT MAINSTREAMED
Theresa: My daughter has ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. She was placed in a classroom at school with other children with ADHD and other disorders. The classroom is very disruptive Continue Reading →
Goals: ARE THESE “SMART” GOALS?
Deb: Our son is dyslexic and in 6th grade. His IEP team suggested these 2 goals for him……..(GOAL 1) He will independently use a variety of strategies to decode and Continue Reading →
IEP Compliance: ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL IEP COMPLIANCE
Valerie: Must an Alternative school comply with students IEP once the student has been sent to the Alternative School by the Tribunal?
Progress: PROGRESS MONITORING
Al: The IEP team agreed to amend the IEP to include bi-weekly academic progress monitoring. The meeting notes reflect this agreement. However, the bi-weekly progress monitoring was not conducted. The Continue Reading →
IEPs: GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS NOT FOLLOWING IEP
Mimi: Hello, I am a new Education Specialist. I am struggling with gen ed teachers not following the IEP. Their response is that I am to do all of the Continue Reading →
Safety Issues: ELOPEMENT PLAN AND FBA
Cornelia: A FBA has determined that my preschool son is an eloper. An elopement plan was created and discussed at a recent IEP meeting. I questioned the school security and Continue Reading →
