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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Local screening for accommodations which I never even asked for.  They have been trying to prevent me from asking about any accommodations all year.

And as I start to get close to asking, the principal said I asked two weeks ago and the rule is within 10 business days in fairfax county so we have to meet in early February which is outside of that 10 days.

I’m so confused.[/quote]

This post is very confusing, OP. Can you please clarify by answering the following question:

Does your child currently have an IEP? Yes or no

[/quote]no iep.  We are trying to gather information for one.  Waiting on the school to submit paperwork to pediatrician is as far as I’ve gotten in the process.  Hopefully I can atleast get a diagnosis from the pediatrician before the meeting

And dam right we need a 504 and probably an IEP.  I am just in the blind as far as what the school is trying to do[/quote]

Okay. Next question: Have you had a meeting with the school to discuss whether or not to pursue testing your child? If so, did you sign off for this testing to be done? When?[/quote]no.  They won’t even tell me if the school has ever had anyone with ADHD.  They want to jump right to the Local Screening Meeting [/quote]

Okay. I think you might have a misunderstanding of what the process is. I work in FCPS and this is, more or less, how the process works:
-You or a teacher sees a concern. A request is made to have the child tested. That starts the 10 business day clock. By the end of the 10 days, the local screening committee (sped teacher, classroom teacher, psychologist, social worker, admin and you) meet.

-The purpose of this meeting is to determine whether there is enough evidence to warrant testing. It’s not enough for anyone to just say, “This kid needs to be tested.” There has to be evidence of difficulties and interventions tried.
 
-IF the committee decides that testing is warranted, then a 65 (regular) day clock begins. Within that time frame, all testing needs to be completed.
 
-When testing is completed, the school psychologist will meet with you to explain the results.

-Soon after, the local screening committee meets again with you in what’s called an eligibility meeting to determine if the testing results warrant a special education disability  designation for your child.

-If yes, your child meets the criteria for a disability, then a smaller team (just the sped teacher, classroom teacher and you) have 30 days to meet and agree on an IEP that includes goals, accommodations and how & where services are delivered. When you sign off on that, it in effect immediately for the next year. You can call a meeting at any time if you think adjustments are needed.

If you’ve just mentioned a concern and desire for testing , then meeting in early February for local screening is fine. February begins next Friday. [/quote]

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