Will preschool iep carry over to kinder?

[Anonymous]

If my child receives special education in preschool, how difficult is it to refuse services in kindergarten? Will his preschool diagnosis and service history be in his permanent file?

[Anonymous]

There should be a date for next eval on the IEP

[Anonymous]

Yes. If you are in a public school, the IEP will continue. I’m surprised you haven’t done a transition IEP. In Fairfax County, the preschool and kindergarten teachers have an IEP meeting with the parents in the spring.

[Anonymous]

OP here. He is supposed to start preschool is September.

[Anonymous]

Yes. IEP’s are updated annually and the student is re-evaluated for eligibility every 3 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my child receives special education in preschool, how difficult is it to refuse services in kindergarten? Will his preschool diagnosis and service history be in his permanent file?

Yes, but consider having some no longer relevant paperwork removed as he ages. As a teacher, I always feel bad getting the files about toileting issues in pre-K through 1st for a student with HFA who is now in 7th.

[Anonymous]

But can I cancel the iep after preschool before kinder? Will his Kinder teacher or principal be made aware that he was in special ed preschool if I cancel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But can I cancel the iep after preschool before kinder? Will his Kinder teacher or principal be made aware that he was in special ed preschool if I cancel?

You want to stop services?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But can I cancel the iep after preschool before kinder? Will his Kinder teacher or principal be made aware that he was in special ed preschool if I cancel?

You want to stop services?

There is not stigma to having an IEP if that is what you are concerned with. If your child is getting services now - and qualifies for an IEP - see how the next year goes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But can I cancel the iep after preschool before kinder? Will his Kinder teacher or principal be made aware that he was in special ed preschool if I cancel?

You can refuse the IEP services, but the file will follow your child.

And if the school thinks that your child needs services to be successful, they can take you to due process to keep the IEP in place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But can I cancel the iep after preschool before kinder? Will his Kinder teacher or principal be made aware that he was in special ed preschool if I cancel?

You can always decline services, but if his development or behavior is such that he still needs them, it will be obvious to the teacher. Failing to get your child the help he needs because you are ashamed of the label is stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But can I cancel the iep after preschool before kinder? Will his Kinder teacher or principal be made aware that he was in special ed preschool if I cancel?

You can refuse the IEP services, but the file will follow your child.

And if the school thinks that your child needs services to be successful, they can take you to due process to keep the IEP in place.

Op here. Thanks. I am not ashamed just concerned about the differences in teacher accountability and learning expectations. I believe it is only the initial consent of services that can be refused without due process right? This is such a big decision and I dont want to make it lightly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But can I cancel the iep after preschool before kinder? Will his Kinder teacher or principal be made aware that he was in special ed preschool if I cancel?

You can refuse the IEP services, but the file will follow your child.

And if the school thinks that your child needs services to be successful, they can take you to due process to keep the IEP in place.

Op here. Thanks. I am not ashamed just concerned about the differences in teacher accountability and learning expectations. I believe it is only the initial consent of services that can be refused without due process right? This is such a big decision and I dont want to make it lightly.

focus on what your kid needs now, not imagined futures. if he/she has been found eligible, services are needed.

[Anonymous]

The standard for a preschool IEP is completely different from the standard for a kindergarten/elementary school IEP so the preschool IEP can't "follow" the child. It has to be completely redetermined and redone. Below kindergarten/elementary school, the IEP can be based on all sorts of physical skills and needs like eating, ability to put on clothes, play with toys -- after preschool, the IEP must be about skills for accessing curriculum and can't focus on general life skills anymore. So the IEP has to be changed and can't just be transferred over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The standard for a preschool IEP is completely different from the standard for a kindergarten/elementary school IEP so the preschool IEP can't "follow" the child. It has to be completely redetermined and redone. Below kindergarten/elementary school, the IEP can be based on all sorts of physical skills and needs like eating, ability to put on clothes, play with toys -- after preschool, the IEP must be about skills for accessing curriculum and can't focus on general life skills anymore. So the IEP has to be changed and can't just be transferred over.

The IEP follows the child in the sense that it will be in the child’s file forever - not that they will have an IEP forever. But if services aren't still needed in say, middle school, the 6th grade teacher won’t know there was a PK IEP.

Can’t OP tell current IEP team she thinks services are no longer needed and see if they agree?

Another option is going to private school.