{"id":160,"date":"2009-03-31T07:10:37","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T12:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2009-03-31T07:20:19","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T12:20:19","slug":"when-teachers-wont-provide-accommodations-in-the-iep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/when-teachers-wont-provide-accommodations-in-the-iep\/","title":{"rendered":"When Teachers Won&#8217;t Provide Accommodations in the IEP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"When%20Teachers%20Won%27t%20Provide%20Accommodations%20in%20the%20IEP\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><em>My child has language-based learning disabilities and fine motor problems that make it impossible for him to produce legible written work. His IEP includes accommodations to help with these problems. Some of his regular education teachers won&#8217;t provide these accommodations. What can I do? <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If regular education teachers are <strong>not implementing the accommodations<\/strong> in your child\u2019s IEP, you need to <strong>document this<\/strong>. A good strategy is to write short polite letters to people in authority. Begin by writing a polite letter to the principal. Describe the problem and ask for his help.<\/p>\n<p>Your letter should be factual, not emotional. Do not blame or portray your child as a victim.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Your First Letter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dear Mr. Principal:<\/p>\n<p>As you know, my son Rob has severe language based learning disabilities and fine motor problems. He is unable to produce legible written work. As a result of these disabilities, his IEP states that he will receive accommodations, including X and Y and Z.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Rob&#8217;s regular education teachers are not providing the accommodations in his IEP. I have talked to them but nothing changed. I need help.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to schedule an appointment to talk with you. My work phone number is 888-123-4567. My home number is 888-765-4321 after 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Marie Parent<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Moving Up the Ladder<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Assume nothing changes.<\/p>\n<p>Move up the bureaucratic ladder to the next person in authority. Write a letter that describes the problem and your attempts to resolve it. Attach copies of the other letters you wrote to school personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Dear Ms. Special Education Director:<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, I wrote a letter to Mr. Principal. I advised him that my son&#8217;s regular education teachers are not providing the accommodations in his IEP. I asked for his help in getting the teachers to implement the accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>When I met with him, I had the sense that his hands are tied. I&#8217;m turning to you for help.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Marie Parent<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Your Next Step &#8211; Taking Action<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Continue up the ladder to decision-makers with more power \u2013 the Superintendent and school board members.<\/p>\n<p>If the problem continues and you need to <strong>take action <\/strong>\u2013- to request a due process hearing or a file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights \u2013 your polite factual letters will be excellent evidence.  You advised several school authorities about the problem in writing. You asked for help. No one stepped up to the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Under those circumstances, even Ms. Manners would take them to court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My child has language-based learning disabilities and fine motor problems that make it impossible for him to produce legible written work. His IEP includes accommodations to help with these problems. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/when-teachers-wont-provide-accommodations-in-the-iep\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,3,57,8,18,150,9,64,136],"tags":[53,1303,1299,1321,315],"class_list":["post-160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accommodations-modifications","category-advocacy","category-fape","category-faqs","category-ieps","category-letters","category-section-504","category-special-education-regulations","category-strategies","tag-accommodations","tag-documentation","tag-ieps","tag-letters","tag-ms-mannners"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6465,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions\/6465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}