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[quote=Anonymous]So I re-read your post and I have been there.
As I understand it:
Your child currently has an IEP
The school triggered a re-evaluation and did testing earlier this year.
You just got the report AND the school is trying to schedule a meeting to go over the re-evaluation - with the potential of determining that your child no longer qualifies for an IEP.
You belief that your child still needs the services to access the curriculum.

If I was in your shoes, I would:
Not highlight the issues with the report.  I would wait until the meeting to ask questions about the report.  Say things like - I see the report here says X - can you please tell me more....This is not my experience and this is the 1st time I am hearing about this. Do this for every error you see in the report. You want to slow roll this in order to buy yourself some time. 
In the meeting the person will say that they made an error and will be getting a new report.  When they say this, recommend that they meeting is put on hold until a new report is developed because they will want to push forward without the report. Hold your ground and say - I do not understand how we can move forward without having an accurate report. Isn't the report a key input for the meeting?  
You need to have the report AT LEAST 5 days before the meeting.  Do not allow the school to bully you into having a meeting before that time.  Say - I am sorry, I need time to review this.  It is overwhelming and it takes me time to digest. I was looking at the procedural guidelines issued from OSSE and it says that a materials need to be sent at least 5 days before a meeting.  I understand that you want to wrap this up with the end of the school year but I think that this is important that I understand the report in order to be a part of the IEP team and come to the meeting in a way that I can meaningfully participate.

Good luck with this. [/quote]

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