Retention: HOW TO RETAIN A SPECIAL NEEDS HOMESCHOOLER?
Lynn: I recently started homeschooling my daughter mid year. She is in 6th grade with Down syndrome and does not want to go to middle school yet. She was in Continue Reading →
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Re-Evaluations: CHANGING ELIGIBILITY CLASSIFICATION TO JUSTIFY LACK OF PROGRESS
Chris: Originally eligible as a child with an emotional disturbance and ADHD, in each of the last two revaluations, the district has increased the severity of the disability. First, they Continue Reading →
Retention: CASE MANAGER WON’T ACCEPT CREDITS FROM PRIVATE SCHOOL
May: My son was transferred from private school to public school to be put into 10th grade. We are in Florida and he was already held back. The high school Continue Reading →
Re-Evaluations: REEVALUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
LaQuita: Is it a law that the child has to be retested or reevaluated for special education every 3 years if already have IEP. ( Child qualified for special education Continue Reading →
Reading / Written Language: LOW AVERAGE IQ AND LEARNING DISABILITIES DISCREPANCY
Dinise: Child has IQ of 84, school states she is functioning at ability level. 4th grade but reading 2nd grade, poor language skills, very poor written language No RTI in Continue Reading →
Response to Intervention (RTI): RTI VS. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
Ann: Is this legal? Some of our Special Ed teachers are providing Tier ll Interventions to regular ed students in addition to trying to maintain a caseload of approx. 16 Continue Reading →
Reading: SON IS 9 AND DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO READ, NO ONE WILL HELP
Maria: I have a son in the 4th grade that is on medication for ADHD. he is always in trouble. they had him sign a paper that he couldn’t go Continue Reading →
Re-Evaluations: SCHOOL REFUSED TO RE-EVALUATE, SAID WE MUST FILE DUE PROCESS
Bill: Does the refusal to do a re-evaluation by the school in and of itself constitute an evaluation? We had a PPT to ask the school to perform a comprehensive set Continue Reading →
Re-Evaluations: TOO SOON FOR RE-EVALUATION?
Kristin: I am a resource teacher in a Catholic school. One of our students was evaluated by the local district earlier this year but was only found to have a Continue Reading →
Re-Evaluations: LOSING STAY PUT AT RE-EVALUATION MEETING WITHOUT PARENT CONSENT
Distrustful Parent: Can my child lose his “stay-put” status at a reevaluation meeting and be put into an out-of-district placement of the school’s choice without my consent?