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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]12:54  I respect that you, when you are on the team, act in the best interest of the child.  Unfortunately you cannot say the same for the rest of the folks.  Sometimes there is an "acting" principal who knows that MCPS won't be happy if she allows an IEP to go through.  Or maybe it's a principal who is worried about her school's test scores and wants a low functioning kid transferred OUT to another program.  or maybe the principal has already asked for extra staff for a child and been rebuffed, so he feels like he has to justify not providing supportive services.  So thank you for acting in the best interest of the child, but remember, you don't know the motivations of the rest of your colleagues.  You might be surprised.[/quote]

Agree.

I have been doing IEP meetings for 9 years.  Sometimes, there is someone on the team who is passionate, cares SO much about the child, and is truly working for the best interest of the child.  I can think of several in our past.

More often in my experience, the members of the team "know the drill", understand current budget limitations and what they are supposed to say "no" to, and go into the meetings as a matter of routine and looking to provide the least amount of services they possibly can, (knowing full well that the less the parents know, the better position they are in).

I hate to be so pessimistic, but I've been around the block.

OP--my suggestion, get at least an advocate, if you aren't familiar with the IEP drill as well as federal laws around FAPE.  [/quote]

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