Advocacy: NEED NAME OF DISTINGUISHED CHILD ADVOCATE
Mary: I know that Eunice Shriver initiated Special Olympics and also worked as an advocate for disabled rights. I am suppose to mirror a past advocate who has made a Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Community
Dysgraphia: 504 OR IEP FOR DYSGRAPHIA?
Richelle: My son is 8. We easily got a 504 plan in place last school year for anxiety & ADHD- more recently he was diagnosed w/ dysgraphia, and tested as Continue Reading →
Progress: PROGRESS REPORT
Sue: Hi. My son is on a certificate path . He is in 9th grade when i got his report nothing was on it. It was totally blank. Does the Continue Reading →
Speech: NEW STATE AND SPEECH SERVICES REDUCED
Karen: just moved to new state (NC) and my son is went into hospital after only being in school a couple of weeks. He is in hospital to stablize his Continue Reading →
Reading: GRADE LEVEL CURRICULUM
Stephanie: My daughter reads on a K level in 3rd grade. Her school says she has to be taught using 3rd grade materials so she has access to the curriculum. Continue Reading →
Transportation: AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES + BUSSING
Patricia: My son is a high functioning autistic freshmen in HS – currently placed out of district in Yonkers NY- and is interested in partaking in a variety of activities Continue Reading →
IEPs: WORST IEP EVER
Debbie: Issues: 1) Just had daughter’s IEP (4th grade) & no inclusion goal because principal said daughter has to be supervised 24/7 due to incident with a gen ed child. Continue Reading →
Suspensions: SUSPENSION APPEAL
Sammi: My 5th Grader was suspended from 1 day of school after losing a game and in a moment of anger, threatening to shoot the leader of the winning group. Continue Reading →
Services / Terminating: SCHOOL SAYS THEY WILL TAKE IEP AWAY
Vanessa: My daughter’s IEP for decoding and encoding is a year old. The school has refused to adopt Orton Gillingham based instruction for her pull out to special ed. We Continue Reading →
Goals: POTTY TRAINING GOAL IN IEP
Cornel: Preschool refusing to include potty training as a goal in IEP. Is this typical?
