Miss Emma’s IEP Map for Success
Sometimes the best way to approach an IEP team is through the heart. One of our readers, Nan, offered some interesting ideas about how to approach the IEP team to Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Parent Rights & Responsibilities
My Child’s IEP Expires this Month – Help!
My child has an IEP for ‘learning disability’ services. The school says she no longer has a learning disability and told me her IEP would expire at the end of Continue Reading →
Mythbusters! A Workshop for Families of Children with Special Needs
Williamsburg, VA: Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 4:30-6:00 PM Parents Engaged for Learning Equality (PELE), the Special Education Advocacy Clinic at WM Law School, will host a free workshop for Continue Reading →
Do Parents Have to Excuse Members of the IEP Team?
The bottom line is no. If you do not agree, a required member of the IEP team may not be excused. If the school asks you to consent to excuse Continue Reading →
Can I Revoke Consent for a Service in the IEP?
My son is dyslexic. He has an IEP and receives services in a special education classroom. Because he is not making enough progress, I enrolled him in the Barton Reading Continue Reading →
“We’ve Seen It All” – Lessons from the Trenches
When it comes to special education, Becky McGee and her 19-year-old son, Kyle, feel as if they’ve seen it all. Ms. McGee hopes her hard-won lessons might benefit other parents. Continue Reading →
Prior Written Notice (PWN) is a Powerful Tool When Skillfully Used
Two questions keep coming to mind as I participate in IEP meetings for my daughter and for clients of William & Mary School of Law’s PELE Clinic: 1. How can Continue Reading →
Parents Leading the Way
State parent leader, Susan Bruce, will be a featured speaker at “Parents Leading the Way” – the 2010 South Carolina Parent Leadership Conference this weekend at South Carolina State University. Continue Reading →
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 →
When Schools Punish Sick Children Who Miss School: A Game Plan
From Wrightslaw: After nearly 400 comments, we must close this page to new comments – the blog program cannot accept more text. Since this topic continues to generate questions, I Continue Reading →
