Reply to No consideration of IEP possibility when at or above grade level in Fairfax county?

Forum Index » Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

Reply to "No consideration of IEP possibility when at or above grade level in Fairfax county?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. You are getting very bad advice. It is absolutely not true that your dc is ineligible for an iep if he/she is at grade level. The need for an iep is based on a comparison of the child's ability to the child's performance. You need to request an evaluation/eligibility meeting. Just handing suggestions from a speech pathologist to a gen ed teacher is not going to result in meaningful help for your child. You would be surprised at how little teachers understand regarding ieps/special ed.

You can't enforce a 504 plan. School is exhausting for my sn child who has adhd and dysgraphia. He is on grade level and has excellent grades in middle school.[/quote]

That's what I was thinking.  Requesting a meeting in a few weeks.  I wanted to give them the evaluation and recommendations I just received, though, in case it would be any help in the interim.  Speech pathologist said her evaluation is basis for IEP, not 504.  Significant other is on board with paying for private one day, and not the next.  What a roller coaster ride.  Thanks for advice and encouragement.  [/quote]

Make the meeting now and ask for an eligibility meeting.  You want to be ahead of the fall wave.  Look at wrightslaw.com to familiarize yourself with your rights and the procedures and to help you set your expectations.  Schools are not required to do what is "best", just what is deemed appropriate.  For example, IME, if the recommendation is 3-5 sessions in a certain time period, it will be 3 and never 4 or 5. [/quote]

Guess "appropriate" is the term I need to use from now on.  Of course, there are different definitions of that.  Dang - think I already used "best" in a conversation with an AP.  They know the process, I don't - that's why I'm trying my best to wait for the advocate with whom I'm going to work.  Thanks for the advice - I've been interested in Wrightslaw given what I've seen my friends experience.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics