Aides: DOES HAVING AIDE ON IEP ALSO INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS? (CA)
David: My 4th grade Son has ADHD. He has an IEP in place and an behavioral Aide is assigned to him. An optional field trip to Sacramento is scheduled for Continue Reading →
Category Archives: IEPs
Can We Invite an Outside Professional to be on the IEP Team?
Our daughter has had chronic medical concerns since birth. We live in VA, and have a physician who is a wonderful advocate for her. He knows my daughter’s strengths, weaknesses, Continue Reading →
Documenting Disagreements with the IEP Team
Do you and the school disagree over your child’s IEP? School’s assessment not complete? Proposed IEP goals not appropriate? Effective reading program not available at your school? Other concerns? If Continue Reading →
Can the School Exclude Related Service Providers from IEP Meetings?
Related service providers should be included on the child’s team when a particular related service will be discussed. These providers have valuable input about the child’s needs, services required, and Continue Reading →
Need a Voice in the IEP Process?
When your child with a disability receives special education services, you need to know: how to develop your child’s IEP in plain language your rights and responsibilities under IDEA the Continue Reading →
Negotiating with the School on Transportation Issues
My daughter attends public school. She has autism and a BIP. The transportation department refuses to come down our gravel private lane to pick her up at our driveway. I Continue Reading →
What Every Parent Needs to Know: IDEA Requires Physical Education & Adapted PE
IDEA 2004 requires schools to provide physical education services, specially designed if necessary. If your child has a disability and an IEP, the school must provide physical education in your Continue Reading →
IEP Meeting: NOTIFICATION
Tracey: Does the school have to send to the parent a written notification of when the IEP is and who will attend? If so what is the time frame in Continue Reading →
Do IEPs Have to be Honored until the Expiration Date?
I want to revise my child’s IEP, but the school says they have to honor the IEP until the current expiration date? An IEP does NOT have to be “honored Continue Reading →
Yes or No? IEP Meetings Can Only Be 1 Hour Long
I’ve been a special ed teacher for 25 years. I have questions about two things my Supervisor told me this year. 1. An IEP meeting cannot last more than one Continue Reading →
