Modifications: REGULAR ED TEACHER NO IMPLEMENTING IEP MODIFICATIONS
Amy: My son is in high school and I have had to continually contact the special Ed teacher and the principal with on going issues of the regular ed teaching Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Question
IEPs: CAN THE SCHOOL “OPT OUT” OF THE IEP?
Amanda: Can the school opt out of my 13 year old daughters IEP without notifying parents? She is in 7th grade, and is struggling very much in the middle school Continue Reading →
Goals: IEP GOALS RELATING TO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Alysia: Can a school write social pragmatic goals regarding attendance at after school activities? For example, if the goal is for the child to increase peer connections/interpersonal communication and handle Continue Reading →
Placement: WHO MAKES PLACEMENT DECISIONS?
Alicia: Isn’t the Case Conference Committee the place where placement for a transition year (starting middle school) is made? We’re being told it’s solely a parental issue because the decision Continue Reading →
Behavior: 8 YEAR OLD BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL
Lynn: My 8 yr old grandson is having behavior problems in school to the point where he is already being suspended. He has displayed outbursts, Hitting other children, as well Continue Reading →
Related Services: SERVICES NOT BEING PROVIDED, NO STAFF
Krissy: I am a special education teacher at a BOCES for alternate assessment. Our school has not had a speech therapist for 17 students. The students should be receiving services, Continue Reading →
Educational Records: ARE STUDENT TESTING PROTOCOLS PERSONAL RECORDS OF STAFF?
Robert: Our son was given the Woodcock-Johnson IV, Tests of Achievement. Long story, short…I wanted our son’s test protocols (written on by our son and his test examiner) to be Continue Reading →
Aging Out: AT WHAT AGE DO YOUNG ADULTS AGE OUT OF SCHOOL?
Sher: Is there a ‘federal age’ for aging out of school? Here in NJ it’s 21, but people in other states have told me I’m mistaken – that it’s 22.
Unique Needs: IEP NOT MEETING MY SON’S NEEDS
April: My son has an IEP. We just had a meeting, I told them I felt they weren’t meeting his needs and that I want him transferred to another school Continue Reading →
Transition: WEAK TRANSITION GOALS ARE NOT MEASURABLE
Jenifer: My son is graduating from high school in June. Somebody who knows special ed thinks his goals are very weak and not leading him to be job ready or Continue Reading →
