Anyone been reimbursed yet from FCPS?

[Anonymous]

To clarify your point- that was For a very small number of students with very severe disabilities. The bulk of FCPS families asking for reimbursement and services have children do not have children with those severe disabilities (e.g. ID, PSCB services). Most FCPS families asking for reimbursement or services are indeed milking this to their own advantage- and no- other families across the country and in other counties did not sue and are not doing the same. Let alone complaining that their reimbursements are taking too long. SMH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS employees double-dipping with private employment during Covid is a huge issue that FCPS has managed to sweep under the rug. I have heard of two different STs who did this (in addition I guess to 8:42s). One of my dc's high school PE teachers canceled class multiple times b/c he was going out of town to referee in person lacrosse games in areas that weren't shut down.

A teacher at our elementary school submitted and was granted an ADA request to teach from home.

And then proceeded to go to Disney and posted photos to the public on Instagram.

That happened all over the country! Doesn’t mean your entitled to reimbursement or extra services from tax payer dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child's FCPS speech therapist moved to another state and took another full time private job while simultaneously staying employed by FCPS. She showed up for one "virtual" speech meeting all year.

Our school's case manager offered every student from our school who was assigned to that speech therapist four additional 30 minute speech sessions as compensatory services. We turned it down b/c our child is now in MS and we didn't want him to lose instructional time.

Regardless, I don't see how any family that agreed to such a small compensatory offer is "taking advantage" of FCPS. If a family had sought out private speech therapy to make up for this FCPS therapist who should have been fired, they should be reimbursed.

Your statements are likely inaccurate and assumptions about the speech therapist. I’m sorry your child didn’t have a therapist, but based on details in your post which are likely not accurate, it is not likely because of the pandemic. Staffing shortages exist even in non- pandemic times.

Not sure why you think I don't know what happened. The ST he was supposed to meet with was listed as a new therapist taking appointments on a private therapy website, in another state. Unusual name, photo on website, clearly her. She had lots of excuses regarding why she missed the scheduled virtual appointments. She was an FCPS employee who didn't seem to show up to do any work. What am I assuming that's inaccurate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS employees double-dipping with private employment during Covid is a huge issue that FCPS has managed to sweep under the rug. I have heard of two different STs who did this (in addition I guess to 8:42s). One of my dc's high school PE teachers canceled class multiple times b/c he was going out of town to referee in person lacrosse games in areas that weren't shut down.

A teacher at our elementary school submitted and was granted an ADA request to teach from home.

And then proceeded to go to Disney and posted photos to the public on Instagram.

That happened all over the country! Doesn’t mean your entitled to reimbursement or extra services from tax payer dollars.

The federal Department of Education and FCPS both agreed a small number of FCPS families are entitled to that. That's what "settlement" means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To clarify your point- that was For a very small number of students with very severe disabilities. The bulk of FCPS families asking for reimbursement and services have children do not have children with those severe disabilities (e.g. ID, PSCB services). Most FCPS families asking for reimbursement or services are indeed milking this to their own advantage- and no- other families across the country and in other counties did not sue and are not doing the same. Let alone complaining that their reimbursements are taking too long. SMH.

Where's your proof for that statement? 6000 current and former students were deemed by their IEP teams to qualify for compensatory services. Only a small number of those 6000 are getting any kind of financial compensation whatsoever.

People in this thread have specified what FCPS has agreed to reimburse for. Which of those requests do you think is unreasonable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To clarify your point- that was For a very small number of students with very severe disabilities. The bulk of FCPS families asking for reimbursement and services have children do not have children with those severe disabilities (e.g. ID, PSCB services). Most FCPS families asking for reimbursement or services are indeed milking this to their own advantage- and no- other families across the country and in other counties did not sue and are not doing the same. Let alone complaining that their reimbursements are taking too long. SMH.

Someone back in this thread had a kid who sat out of school for like 3 years because FCPS FAILED to meet their legal obligation to educate him, and all they are asking for is compensatory speech therapy. He didn't go to school for three years at all because they couldn't find a seat for him anywhere. No education. I can't believe any one would have an issue with that. (FCPS saves a fortune on not paying for him for three years as well.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To clarify your point- that was For a very small number of students with very severe disabilities. The bulk of FCPS families asking for reimbursement and services have children do not have children with those severe disabilities (e.g. ID, PSCB services). Most FCPS families asking for reimbursement or services are indeed milking this to their own advantage- and no- other families across the country and in other counties did not sue and are not doing the same. Let alone complaining that their reimbursements are taking too long. SMH.

Where's your proof for that statement? 6000 current and former students were deemed by their IEP teams to qualify for compensatory services. Only a small number of those 6000 are getting any kind of financial compensation whatsoever.

People in this thread have specified what FCPS has agreed to reimburse for. Which of those requests do you think is unreasonable?

This makes me laugh out loud....FCPS wanted to put this huge burden on top of teachers shoulders and repeatedly refused to oversee or answer important questions in true FCPS style. It was a dumpster fire process.

[Anonymous]

what's PSCB?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To clarify your point- that was For a very small number of students with very severe disabilities. The bulk of FCPS families asking for reimbursement and services have children do not have children with those severe disabilities (e.g. ID, PSCB services). Most FCPS families asking for reimbursement or services are indeed milking this to their own advantage- and no- other families across the country and in other counties did not sue and are not doing the same. Let alone complaining that their reimbursements are taking too long. SMH.

Where's your proof for that statement? 6000 current and former students were deemed by their IEP teams to qualify for compensatory services. Only a small number of those 6000 are getting any kind of financial compensation whatsoever.

People in this thread have specified what FCPS has agreed to reimburse for. Which of those requests do you think is unreasonable?

This makes me laugh out loud....FCPS wanted to put this huge burden on top of teachers shoulders and repeatedly refused to oversee or answer important questions in true FCPS style. It was a dumpster fire process.

Agree. FCPS dumped this on schools, teachers, and IEP families with a crazy deadline and they all got the meetings done and came to agreements on what would be fair with very little guidance. Families guessed on what would be appropriate to request and teachers guessed on what would be approved.

[Anonymous]

SMH at these weirdoes who seem to be jealous that disabled kids are getting such unfair luxuries as extra speech therapy and math tutor reimbursement. If only your child was severely disabled, you too could get four extra group speech therapy sessions!

[Anonymous]

Schools are by law required to provide these services and are in fact funded to do so. It's a shame fcps can't deliver so in that case they need to pay up

[Anonymous]

Parents who are getting “compensated” had to show receipts and provide justification and credentials for the tutors. It was not some free for all process. Also I have an email from the elementary principal saying that the school “doesn’t have to provide services.”

I have yet to get reimbursed but it is definitely not compensation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child's FCPS speech therapist moved to another state and took another full time private job while simultaneously staying employed by FCPS. She showed up for one "virtual" speech meeting all year.

Our school's case manager offered every student from our school who was assigned to that speech therapist four additional 30 minute speech sessions as compensatory services. We turned it down b/c our child is now in MS and we didn't want him to lose instructional time.

Regardless, I don't see how any family that agreed to such a small compensatory offer is "taking advantage" of FCPS. If a family had sought out private speech therapy to make up for this FCPS therapist who should have been fired, they should be reimbursed.

Your statements are likely inaccurate and assumptions about the speech therapist. I’m sorry your child didn’t have a therapist, but based on details in your post which are likely not accurate, it is not likely because of the pandemic. Staffing shortages exist even in non- pandemic times.

Not sure why you think I don't know what happened. The ST he was supposed to meet with was listed as a new therapist taking appointments on a private therapy website, in another state. Unusual name, photo on website, clearly her. She had lots of excuses regarding why she missed the scheduled virtual appointments. She was an FCPS employee who didn't seem to show up to do any work. What am I assuming that's inaccurate?

If this is true, I would reach out to the state licensing boards of both states.

I would also contact the Virginia Medicaid office in writing. https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/about-us/contact/

FCPS bills Virginia Medicaid for speech, OT, PT etc for students who are on Medicaid. If this provider had FCPS students with Medicaid on her case load and she was billing from out of state without permission, Virginia DMAS would want to know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child's FCPS speech therapist moved to another state and took another full time private job while simultaneously staying employed by FCPS. She showed up for one "virtual" speech meeting all year.

Our school's case manager offered every student from our school who was assigned to that speech therapist four additional 30 minute speech sessions as compensatory services. We turned it down b/c our child is now in MS and we didn't want him to lose instructional time.

Regardless, I don't see how any family that agreed to such a small compensatory offer is "taking advantage" of FCPS. If a family had sought out private speech therapy to make up for this FCPS therapist who should have been fired, they should be reimbursed.

Your statements are likely inaccurate and assumptions about the speech therapist. I’m sorry your child didn’t have a therapist, but based on details in your post which are likely not accurate, it is not likely because of the pandemic. Staffing shortages exist even in non- pandemic times.

Not sure why you think I don't know what happened. The ST he was supposed to meet with was listed as a new therapist taking appointments on a private therapy website, in another state. Unusual name, photo on website, clearly her. She had lots of excuses regarding why she missed the scheduled virtual appointments. She was an FCPS employee who didn't seem to show up to do any work. What am I assuming that's inaccurate?

If this is true, I would reach out to the state licensing boards of both states.

I would also contact the Virginia Medicaid office in writing. https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/about-us/contact/

FCPS bills Virginia Medicaid for speech, OT, PT etc for students who are on Medicaid. If this provider had FCPS students with Medicaid on her case load and she was billing from out of state without permission, Virginia DMAS would want to know.

You think someone should do all that on top of dealing with regular life, kids with SNs, etc etc. Nope. Not my circus, not my monkey, FCPS was well aware of the issue as it was referenced in the IEP meeting by the AP and case manager.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools are by law required to provide these services and are in fact funded to do so. It's a shame fcps can't deliver so in that case they need to pay up

On your funding point and as a follow-up on the Medicaid post above, someone who wants a project should look into if FCPS engaged in Medicaid fraud during COVID. This happened in other states, but have not seen anyone in Virginia try to do a deep dive.

Many students did not attend virtual PT/OT/Speech. Did FCPs still bill for these students’ services? I know my child’s actual speech hours were cut by during Covid. Did FCPS still bill Medicaid for the full amount of hours in the IEP?

There could be a lot of slime under this rock if anyone is brave enough to look under it! A lot of kids with IEPs also have Medicaid and there could be a significant level of fraud.