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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I guess my concerns fall into two parts:

1. I have been told that simply sitting for the PARCC in either the special ed classroom (no scribe, no assistive technology in place) or in the regular classroom would count towards his IEP hours. I find this hard to understand. If his IEP does not address PARCC testing how can they say that they've provided services simply by sitting him down to take the PARCC?

2. We have also been told that during PARCC testing the child will not been seen by the special education department. The test will be administered to the school over the course of A MONTH. The school is understaffed and it's all hands on deck. Had the school mentioned this 2 weeks ago when the IEP was signed I might have been a little less annoyed. Instead I was assured the services would start two weeks ago.  It seems highly unlikely that the legally required 17 hours per month will be met if the student can't meet with the special ed teacher until mid May. I think they are trying to say that his hours will be met because the classroom teacher can implement the IEP.

I'm not trying to nit pick. I understand schools have constraints. My background is also in education. However, this school has been giving us the run around for 3 years and this just feels like another slap in the face. It's been a multiyear battle to get the child identified and an IEP in place. Nothing has been easy. We finally got the IEP, were assured services would start two weeks ago, little has happened and apparently little will happen for another month.

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What would be your solution? I am a teacher and I hate this time of year because I am also involved in testing for at least a month. 3/5 days per week, I don't see 2 classes of my students.[/quote]

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