This is not an accommodation because of your child's disability, this is an accommodation for your convenience!

Not a chance any teacher will allow recording (nevermind how much they would hate that and it is probably not allowed, it is also probably not allowed due to other children's privacy - it is not like an ES teacher stands at the front and lectures!). Best case scenario, your kid gets packets of busy work (which is also probably the worst case scenario, because, busy work!).

Most therapists that work with kids that age know their hours are going to be primarily after school. My child left early (less than an hour) once a week the entire last year but she did not struggle to keep up so it didn’t matter. I would not leave more than one hour early regularly; it’s very disruptive to your child’s schedule. The therapist should at least have you at the top of the waitlist for an after school or at least a better time.

I get the importance of keeping the therapy slot - at least until a later one opens up. I’d ask for a meeting to discuss a solution to missed content (but wouldn’t expect anyone to agree to a recording). There are really two issues. What, if anything, or importance will be missed and what accommodations can be put into place to inside she does t fall behind.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Apparently, there are just *no other slots* available. It's hard to find a decent therapist these days, and I just don't want to give this up.

I am totally between a rock and a hard place. The school has to fill us in, right?

I wonder if I need to request a meeting for that.

Your fifth grader is going to miss exactly what content and how much? It matters.

The school needs to make sure that your child gets the information she needs. There are likely many other ways to accommodate that than recording school every week.

And keep in mind that at that age a good chunk of the time is spent independently working or working in groups. Recording that will not help.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Apparently, there are just *no other slots* available. It's hard to find a decent therapist these days, and I just don't want to give this up.

I am totally between a rock and a hard place. The school has to fill us in, right?

I wonder if I need to request a meeting for that.

OP, how many minutes early are we talking? Fifth grade really isn't that big a deal.

I would call an IEP meeting and ask.

One tip if it is FCPS is to see 1) if the PSL can attend or 2) record the meeting. We asked our school for a twice a week early release to accommodate DDs therapy. The discussion became about how we should think about homeschooling. It was awful and I felt like multiple team members wanted DD out of the school. The PSL attended the next IEP meeting and helped to keep the discussion productive.

OP here. Apparently, there are just *no other slots* available. It's hard to find a decent therapist these days, and I just don't want to give this up.

I am totally between a rock and a hard place. The school has to fill us in, right?

I wonder if I need to request a meeting for that.

1. You should try to get an appointment that is after school.

2. She's in fifth grade. Just let her miss it - is she really going to listen to a recording anyway?

No.

Ask a friend to take good notes they can read after or move the appointment.

Think about what you are asking for. It is not as simple as you think. Your kid's teacher is already overwhelmed with doing her job on her personal time. Now you want a transcription.

Just move the appointment back.

Any chance your therapist could offer a later spot? Seems like a far easier solution.

Not in MD. My kid is in 5th grade--almost 11 years old.

Kids get transcription services and the like, right? I wonder if this is really all that different. The school seems perplexed that my kid will be missing certain important content, but what am I supposed to do?

Are you in MD?

How old and how early?

My kid sees a great therapist but will have to leave school early once a week. Can that content be recorded? The school has mentioned privacy issues and the like, but I wonder if there's a workaround here.