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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is another side to this.  I am a teacher and in my first year, the IEP person at my school was new too.  She didn't give the teachers copies of IEPs/504s from new and incoming students  So for many months, I have no idea that 3 or 4 kids in my class had an IEP/504 at all.  During the first parent/teacher conference, one parent mentioned it and that is when I went straight to admin about it.  Does every teacher your child has know about the 504?  If so, what are the accommodations specifically?  Preferential seating doesn't always mean sitting in the front.  One of my students sits on the end of a row away from the door.  Honestly, some of the accommodations are crazy IMO.  One year, I had quite a few students who were to have every assessment read verbatim to them which was fine if they were all at school on the day of the test.  When they weren't, it took days and days to catch them up while the other students did independent work.  I don't really think some people realize that the accommodations, while important for their child, impact the rest of the students too.  If I were you, I would ask to meet with the teacher and an administrator to figure out what the problem is.[/quote]

I am a PP who happens to think that based on OP's post there is no way she can know if the 504 was followed.  She is confusing accommodations with outcomes.  Hopefully accommodations lead to outcomes, but lack of outcomes does not mean that the accommodation was not implemented.  It could also mean the accommodation was not successful.

But, I digress. Other than pointing out that preferential seating doesn't always mean being by the teacher, I found your post self serving and defensive.  Teachers should inquire about things like IEPs and 504s and in my experience do.  No excuse for not knowing for months.  And, while accommodations can be "crazy" to implement if you aren't versatile and experienced, that doesn't make the accommodations themselves crazy.  I am a long time special needs parent who has gone through elementary and middle school with a combination of IEP and 504s and I have not yet encountered the teacher or school staff member who was not interested and helpful when it came to providing and following the plans.  (County staff are a different experience but they don't have the power that the school has, so they are less of a problem).  In fact, the high school where my oldest will be going already met with me to get my input on accommodations for next year and they are already in place.

I guess I felt compelled to respond because you seem to be finding excuses and I neither have experienced teachers who have accepted the lack of information, as you did, and/or who made excuses like it justifies lack of compliance.  And, I haven't yet encountered the teacher who accommodated the plans at the detriment to other students.  Maybe I'm lucky, but with three kids in school, I think it's more likely that most teachers are pretty caring and competent.  [/quote]

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