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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last year in PK-3, DS was having major behavior problems in school. He was evaluated by the school, then diagnosed with ASD by Children's, and we finalized an IEP for him for SLP, OT, PT, and behavior support. We moved over the summer and he started PK-4 in a new DCPS. He started receiving all services this school year for the first time, barely three months ago. The school has scheduled an IEP meeting for mid December and tells us that DS is doing so well that they want to drop all services except OT and move him to a 504 Plan. Of course, we are shocked and are now freaking out.

To be fair, the new school is a much better fit for DS, and we do think he is doing better. We love his teachers and they have a wonderful classroom and playground. DS is thriving. And we definitely had our doubts about some of the specialists who evaluated him before (e.g. The SLP). But we do not want to terminate IEP - just a few months in. Can't we give it at least a year? So Q #1 - can the school terminate the IEP before it hits its end date of one year? Q#2- can the school terminate without our consent? Q#3 - should we seek the legal expertise of an advocate? If so do you have recs for somebody? Thanks.[/quote]

It is not legal to dismiss a child from Special Education without updated assessments.[/quote]

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