Our School Didn’t Make AYP Required by NCLB: Can We Change Schools?
My school is a Title 1 school under No Child Left Behind and did not make AYP (adequate yearly progress). The school says that we only have one school within Continue Reading →
A Parent’s Nasty Email: Cry for Help or Reality Check?
I received the strangest email the other day, and I don’t know why. The email was a very curt response from a parent (I’ll call her Thelma) to a teacher. Continue Reading →
IEP FAQs: Tapes are “Best Evidence” in Litigation
We are in due process. We’ve recorded the IEP meetings. Should we use transcripts of the meetings or use the tapes as evidence in the hearing? I always submit tapes Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Coming to the Centennial State in September
Title: Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Training Location: Broomfield, CO (Boulder Area) Description: This one-day special education law and advocacy training focuses on four areas: special education law, rights Continue Reading →
Texas Boot Camp Hears from Parent Attorneys
Wrightslaw Special Education Law & Advocacy Boot Camp was held in Austin, TX on August 1-2, 2008. We thank Laura Warren and the staff of Texas Parent to Parent, the Continue Reading →
Wrightslaw Conference Coming to the Raleigh NC Area – SOLD OUT
Come join Pete and Pam Wright in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on September 18. The William and Ida Friday Center provides an ideal conference setting. Hope to see you there!
Coming Soon to Mailboxes of Parents in VA – Parent Involvement Survey
2008 Special Education PARENT INVOLVEMENT SURVEY The Virginia Department of Education’s third annual Parent Involvement Survey will be arriving in parents’ mailboxes within the next several weeks. It is for Continue Reading →
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 →
My District Doesn’t Do 504’s. Will a Child Study Plan Work?
Can anyone tell me what a “child study plan” is? Our county does not do 504 Plans. A person at school told me that the child study plan is Continue Reading →
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 →
