The School Won’t Let Me Add Input to My Child’s IEP
I wrote a “parent IEP attachment” and asked that it be included with my child’s IEP. The special education coordinator refused. She said my input could not be attached to Continue Reading →
Category Archives: FAPE
Interpreter as Teacher? Not in IDEA
My son is deaf and low functioning. What are the laws about using an interpreter as a teacher? My son’s education team feels that this is appropriate. I don’t. What Continue Reading →
Test Scores Dropping – What Can You Do?
Did you receive academic test results for your child that were much lower than you expected? In some cases parents say they received no scores for certain subjects or were Continue Reading →
IEP FAQs: Scribe on the IEP – for Math?
If a student has scribe on his IEP for all subjects, is he supposed to have a scribe in math also? I was told “no” by a school administrator. I’m Continue Reading →
IEP FAQs: Do Nursing Services Belong in the IEP?
If a child is wheelchair-bound and needs a catheter, is this something that belongs in the IEP? Exactly whose responsibility is it to handle catheters for wheelchair-bound students? I would Continue Reading →
4 Year Old With Behavior Problems: Eligible for Special Education Services?
I am a counselor with the local mental health agency. I’m working with a 4 year old boy who has been “kicked out of” two preschool programs for behavior problems. Continue Reading →
Can a Child be Punished for Not Meeting IEP Goals?
My son is in 6th grade and has ADHD (combined type). He was assigned 1 hour after school detention for not getting his agenda (homework assignment booklet) signed.One of the Continue Reading →
Parent Involvement in Placement Decisions
My child attends school ‘out of district’ because our district had no program for a multiple needs-high needs student. He has one year left of school (age 20). Now the Continue Reading →
Advice for Parents Who Are Getting Started
My extremely intelligent son is dyslexic. Without help from your web site about how to deal with the school, he would still be ignored. The school would still be telling Continue Reading →
IEP FAQs: Can an IEP Meeting be Postponed?
Is there anything in the law that would prevent me from asking that my child’s annual IEP be postponed? The current accommodations are either not working or are not being Continue Reading →
