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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here-- the school evaluation found my child ineligible for speech therapy since in their view my child has met all the IEP goals, which is complete BS. There is plenty of evidence that my child still presents with articulation errors and they impact the ability to communicate effectively in the classroom. The school IEP claims that my child has made a tremendous progress in 4 months' time (at that time there was yet another push to reduce services but I successfully fought back) and no longer needs support in the classroom to self-correct, so from 120 min/month to 0. I asked for 60 min/month in-class observation/debrief by the SLP to help with the transition but they terminated because parents' input is not considered in the evaluation as they are not part of the team in DC. The school was very selective in their data and testimonials. Kangaroo court at its best.[/quote]

I don’t know who is telling you parents aren’t part of the IEP team, but they are wrong. Federal law (IDEA) states that parents are members of the IEP team, and must be invited to meetings and allowed to participate. Parents also have the right to ask others (family members, babysitters, tutors private therapists, etc.) to participate and the IEP team must allow it.

Finally, even DC OSSE, “This document will be created by your child’s IEP team. As a parent, you are an equal member of this team.” https://osse.dc.gov/page/special-education-resource-hub-what-families-students-need-know-3

Did you tape the IEP meeting? Do you have it in writing that you were told you are not a team member?  Forward by email whatever proof you have and/or restate what you have been told. Send it to the principal with a copy to someone outside the building, asking that the staffer(s) saying parents are not team members can receive processional training on their legal obligations in the IEP process and that meeting can be reconvened so you can participate as an equal team member.

Bring more people and data to the meeting and make sure that you state clearly what you’re asking for - cut in services w/ goal of transition? assessment of meeting goals via some kind of evaluation? No end to the IEP because you disagree that goals have been met?

If school is saying goals have been met, you have the right to see the underlying data that indicates that - what data did school collect to show that? [/quote]

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