Transition: LOSS OF SCHOLARSHIPS, NEED DUAL ENROLLMENT
Rhea: I have a Autistic son who is a senior. 12th in his class given college book award & state scholarship for tuition (MCAS scores). His team however knows he Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Question
Transportation: TRANSPORTATION AND DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL
Antoinette: Can a school deny a child who has a mental or physical issue who NEEDS transportation (who would not make it to school on their own) because of how Continue Reading →
Goals: OSERS POLICY GUIDANCE ON CONTENT STANDARDS GOALS
Michelle: OSERS issued a policy guidance document (shown on website – dtd 11-16-2015) indicating that IEP goals must align with the state’s grade level curriculum/content standards. However, IEP goals must Continue Reading →
Accommodations: IEP ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FOR ORGANIZATIONAL HELPER
Jennifer: I have a 13 year old with a cognitive and medical IEP. She suffers from Epilepsy. Her organizational skills are not where we should be, requested that the school Continue Reading →
Paraprofessionals: AIDE VS PARAPROFESSIONAL IN TEXAS
Lindsey: What is the definition of an aide and a paraprofessional in the states of Texas? Then what are their responsibilities? My daughter with profound Nonverbal Learning Disorder needs a Continue Reading →
Section 504: CAN SCHOOL DOCTOR INSIST ON CONVERSATION WITH PRIVATE PEDIATRICIAN OUTSIDE OF 504 PLANNING MTG?
Lisa: Child is diagnosed with IBS. All medical diagnosis and signed documentation paperwork from pediatrician submitted to school. Despite this, is school now allowed to insist that the school doctor Continue Reading →
Homebound Instruction: SPED STUDENT HOMEBOUND DUE TO DEPRESSION NEEDS REDUCED WORKLOAD
Sue: 9th grade OHI student with ADHD and Dysgraphia is now homebound for the remainder of the school year (physician’s written request) due to severe depression. The doctor stated to Continue Reading →
Dyslexia: SCHOOL SAYS MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN SPED SERVICES OR BAND
Shelly: My son receives Special Education Services as a student with a specific LD. He also has been identified as a student with Dyslexia in addition to the LD. In Continue Reading →
Grades: MODIFIED GRADE FOR SEVERELY DISABLED KIDS. IS THIS LEGAL?
Mike: Severely disabled students who are cognitively from 6 months to 2 years old have been placed in my middle school computer classroom for “mainstreaming.” Many are more like 6 Continue Reading →
Advocacy: ODD ADHD MILD NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER – WHERE DO I START?
Jeanine: Don’t know where to start. My son has hydrocephalus, eye problems, and was just diagnosed with ODD, ADHD, and Mild Neuro cognitive disorder and might be on the spectrum Continue Reading →
