Does My Child Need an IEP AND a 504 Plan?
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“Does my child need an IEP for speech therapy and tutoring and a 504 Plan for accommodations and academic interventions?” No. Your child with a disability does not need an Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Eligibility
Who’s “Entitled” to Services, Without “Wasting” Time and Money?
How does an IEP team determine if a special needs student is entitled to services such as Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy? Is the school team allowed to say that Continue Reading →
Different Kids – Identical IEPs? Using “Pull Down Menu” IEPs
Spring 2019: Thanks to one of our readers who emails a reminder – The school system I work for is changing to a computerized version of the IEP. The Continue Reading →
Why “No” May Not Really Mean “No”
As a parent, have you asked the school to help your child only to have the school dismiss or deny your request? What did you do? Most parents seem to Continue Reading →
If You Have a Dispute, Litigation is the Last Resort
We requested that our son be put in an inclusion classroom at his home school. The school denied our request. We don’t have an attorney. What can we do? Should Continue Reading →
Can the School Delay the Evaluation Over the Summer Break?
I am a special education teacher. There are only 35 days of school left and I have gotten 4 requests for initial testing. There are only 45 days including weekends Continue Reading →
TEA Special Education Improvement Plan and Corrective Action Response
Update: March 19, 2018 from the Texas Tribune. “The TEA released the 42-page draft strategic plan Monday, a couple of months after a 15-month federal investigation concluded Texas had not Continue Reading →
TEA Violated Federal Laws – Corrective Action Ordered!
In 2016, investigative reporter Brian Rosenthal broke a story in Texas and wrote a series of articles for the Houston Chronicle that rocked the world of special education far beyond Continue Reading →
Kids with Passing Grades Eligible for 504 Plans, IEPs? YES!
Did you know that kids with disabilities who get good grades may be eligible for 504 plans? Yes! The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) restated this fact AGAIN in their Continue Reading →
Reevaluation: A “Must” Before Termination of Eligibility
Bottom line: Eligibility decisions must be based on comprehensive evaluations. Terminating your child’s eligibility from special ed is not a unilateral decision the school alone can make. The school is Continue Reading →