Special Education Law and Advocacy
Cathy: What are the regulations regarding alignment of goals/ services/ accommodations? IEP is presented with calculator and read aloud accommodation with no goals in math or decoding. Is it appropriate Continue Reading →
Ema: My son who has an IEP and is a senior is behind schedule to graduate. He failed a few classes, but has been trying hard to make them up Continue Reading →
Dave: If a mild/moderate student with a specific learning disability in a gen. ed setting is several grade levels below his/her current grade in a specific content area, or more Continue Reading →
Sharon: I was told by the school division that the graduation ceremony was optional and not a part of FAPE, therefore, they will not give him any type of assistance. Continue Reading →
Yolanda: My son is a senior and has an iep but the counselor said he didn’t meet all the requirements to graduate. I wanted to know if he can still Continue Reading →
Tim: I am a parent of a 7th grade student. She had adjustment difficulties in the beginning and was seen by the school counselor, then settled down. She made honor Continue Reading →
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 →
Lori: Can academic goals for a student, far below grade level, be added to an existing speech IEP or does the full SPED assessment have to happen to add academic Continue Reading →
Kellie: At the end of my daughter’s senior year she will have earned the required amount of credits to graduate. She will not, however, have mastered her IEP/transition goals. We Continue Reading →
Terry: Can a person other than a social worker or counselor provide social and emotional service hours for a students IEP? Are there IDEA regs that state a social worker Continue Reading →
