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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is the quoted FAPE law about good grades and IEPs 
“ §300.101(c)(1): FAPE [must be] available to any individual child with a disability who needs
special education and related services, even though the child has not failed or been retained in a course or grade, and is advancing from grade to grade.”

Also case law Endrew F v. Douglas states:
A school must offer an IEP that is reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances Educational opportunities should be appropriately ambitious.[/quote]

OP here.  I just read the Endrew case and did not think it offered great support for the proposition that more than keeping a kid on grade level and advancing from grade to grade was required.  It said in most cases, and where the kid is in the general education program, that is what is required.  It did leave open the idea that in rare cases, more might be required when meeting the obligation to have the IEP tailored to the child’s specific circumstances.

I’ll have to read Rowley to see if it is better.  Not sure it was entirely overruled.  Endrew seemed to hold that for a kid that cannot meet grade level and be in the general education program, then you’ve got to tailor a plan so that the child is making as much progress as possible.

Side note that I’ve read everyone’s comments carefully and really appreciate everything shared.  It’s clear I need to prioritize the tutor and 504 accommodations, and place my energies there primarily.  Also clear, and I knew this, that when we get to middle school, it could be a game changer.  My thought is to get some “practice” using the accommodations and set things up as best we can to otherwise be ready when things escalate (more homework, way more reading in class and at home, faster pace and less personalized experience with multiple teachers vs. one, etc.). Anyway, thanks so much everyone![/quote]

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