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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks PP. I am thinking mostly of calling a meeting so that DD hears it from someone other than her parents and so that she understands what’s at stake, and that she seriously needs to ask for help/use the interventions.

There’s no guarantee she will do that much better using them, but at least she will be able to show that she did, and we can go from there. [/quote] 
IME, the team is more likely to say the you, the parent, are the problem because you just can't understand and aren't willing to accept that your kid is just not that bright. That's what our team did.  OFC, they were wrong.   But, I'm just saying, the IEP team is not your friend in that sense.  [/quote]
This, OP.  Our IEP teams would have resented a request like this.  When students won't hear a message from their parents, teams don't want to be dragged in to deliver the message in your stead.  There are a few reasons for this.  They are too busy.  They don't trust that you are already doing all you can at home.  Their goals for your DD aren't as broad or long-term as yours.  They don't believe anything they could say would make a difference.  I'm not saying that's how it should be.

I've worked in many schools and have seen meetings like you are hoping for.  It can be done, and it can be life-changing for the teen.  But in a public high school in the DMV in 2025 - even with an IEP team in place - you are likely to be told it's too tall an order.  [/quote]

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