School Ends IEP: “Disability No Longer Affects Education”?
I have an 8 year old in second grade who can now walk around after 80 different corrective surgeries. He has popliteal pterygium syndrome with his knees in a contracted Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: IEPs
When Can We Add Accommodations to the IEP?
I am a Special Education high school teacher. The special ed administrator will not allow the Team to add an accommodation at the annual IEP meeting. We can only add Continue Reading →
School Says Transportation WIll be Provided – But Only One Way
My 5 year-old son with autism attends a school sponsored pre-school. He requires special transportation. The school principal has agreed to one-way transportation only. Since your child needs and the Continue Reading →
Can We Bring My Daughter’s AT Device Home?
My daughter has assistive technology written into her IEP. I requested to borrow the mobile stander she uses school, for trial at home. The PT claims the school cannot loan Continue Reading →
LRE: Does My Child Have a Legal Right to a General Ed Placement?
My child has a learning disability. Her Individual Education Plan (IEP) puts her in general education with accommodation. She also receives one hour of pullout reading services each day. She Continue Reading →
Tips & Tricks for Getting Effective IEPs
Things I have learned through the years that have helped me get a program to meet my children’s needs. 1. Knowledge is power. I learned as much as I could Continue Reading →
Retention is Not a Form of “Specialized Instruction”
The school wanted to retain my son who has an IEP for OT, PT and Speech. They insisted he repeat second grade. I disagreed. Now in third grade, his teachers Continue Reading →
Make Any Sense: Off-Site Instruction Provided On-Site?
Based on a doctor’s order, my daughter is receiving homebound instruction. The school district makes us provide transportation to the school for this instruction. Shouldn’t the school provide transportation or Continue Reading →
We Need a Transition Plan with “Hands-On” Experience
It’s now second semester of my son’s junior year and no attention has ever been paid to a Transition plan. The school has no vocational training, internships, or apprentice programs Continue Reading →
Why Won’t the School Provide Homebound Instruction?
My child’s doctor recommended homebound instruction. The school said they had the authority to override that recommendation. Why won’t the school provide homebound services? Issues of homebound are determined in Continue Reading →
