Re-evaluation every 3 years for IEP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They aren’t trying to kick kids out of special education. It’s a federal law that every three years the IEP team meets to consider if the child still needs special education services. They have to determine if there is still evidence of LD or whatever. They used to completely retest every kid every three years. If I were a parent, I’d want the testing every three years to see what progress was being made. They can’t kick a kid out of special education without parent consent.

Not exactly. Parents are part of the IEP process so they are part of the decision-making process. If the team does testing and there is no longer evidence of a disability that impacts the student's access to curriculum, there may no longer be a need for services. This would be a recommendation from the school team to discontinue services. Parents might disagree with removing the IEP and school team could tell them they can exercise their rights to file for mediation/due process. They wouldn't continue to implement an IEP just because parents didn't consent to dismiss from services.

You don’t live in Fairfax do you. If parents don’t consent, the IEP stays in place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid had an IEP from K to 11th. Somewhere in middle school, they mentioned re-testing - to the effect that they didn't need any because even though he was doing very well, they thought he might have more needs going into high school. In 11th grade, we all made the conscious choice to move to a 504, to experiment before college.

Me again. I forgot to explain that we did private neuropsychological testing when he was 10 and 17 (that last for college), were very hands-on, and agreed with the IEP team on all points. His accommodations and services changed with the years. A lot of what he had in elementary disappeared in middle school, but they added 100% extra time, instead of 50%, for high school.

[Anonymous]

What needs did your child have to get 100% time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What needs did your child have to get 100% time?

Both of his neuropsych measured his processing speed at the 4th percentile. He's incredibly slow. Part of it is perfectionism/mental rigidity from autism, and part of it is inattention from his severe ADHD. He has double time in college, too. I have no idea how he will retain a job.