IEP FAQs: What should be the “Effective Date” on IEPs?
“Effective date” means just what it says. If you write an IEP and put the “effective date” as the date of the meeting, then the IEP goes into effect on Continue Reading →
Category Archives: IDEA 2004
IEP FAQs: Can I write on the IEP?
My daughter attended her first IEP meeting today, it was a disaster. Does she have the right to write on the IEP under parental concerns? She wanted to write a Continue Reading →
Does an IEP make a child ineligible for sports?
I was told that my child cannot participate in sports at school because he has an IEP. Isn’t this discrimination? Prohibiting a student from participating in a sport because he Continue Reading →
School Attorney at IEP Meeting – Parents Walk Out!
I am an attorney practicing Special Education. I do not attend IEP meetings. We have an advocacy service and an advocate attends IEP meetings with parents. In our district, when Continue Reading →
Retention or Promotion? What’s best for my child?
Parent #1: My son wants to be “left behind”. I feel that another year in the smaller, familiar middle school would be less intimidating and give him some time to Continue Reading →
VA Special Ed Regulations – What Next?
The Public Comment Period ended on June 30, 2008. What Happens Next? The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will revise the proposed regulations in response to the public comments they Continue Reading →
School Evaluations: Should schools provide parents with a copy before an IEP meeting?
Update: OSEP Letter to Anonymous, September 9, 2019. Question: Is it best practice to withhold an educational report from the student, parent, guardian, a special education teacher,or another IEP Team Continue Reading →
Homebound Services: Two Hours a Week = FAPE?
Recently, someone asked a question about homebound services, whether the law limits the time for direct instruction. Here’s the question… My daughter is on home bound services and the special Continue Reading →
Do Students Have to be out of Resource Room by 9th Grade to go to College?
You asked: “Do students need to be out of the resource room by 9th grade in order to go to college?” I’m confused about this question. A “resource room” is Continue Reading →
One Reason Kids Aren’t Learning to Read
I can’t find any state that requires a candidate for a certified education position (reading specialist, LD specialist, special education teacher, elementary school teacher, special education director, principal, or any Continue Reading →
