Verdie Wollen: thats called and IEP meeting "individual education plan" no harm no foul.. they will set up goals, such as: "bobby will count to 130 by the end of the semester", "bobby will be able to ask to use the restroom 3 times a day without being disruptive" he might be talking a lot because his needs arent being met (board in class, verbal learner, tactile learner..etc) sometimes things are more apparent to the "outside" world such as the school environment, things that the parents are totally unaware of. "bobby never does that at home" kind of a situation.it will all be fine..:)...Show more
Bud Espenshade: I've heard from other parents who have gone through the process that if you sign the dotted line on the IEP, you essentially lose control of what your kid learns and when. Perhaps you're taking too much of an interest in your own child and they want to nip that in the bud. They, after all, are in control, not you. Yes, that sounds odd to me. I would worry. ! Of course, I'm one of those freaks who regularly questions Authority, as I feel perfectly capable of leading my own life with the interference and "help" of said Authority....Show more
Pamela Meno: This is from IDEA (individuals with disabilities education act) statute title 1 part b sec 614: evaluations, eligibilty determinations, individual education plans (IEP), & educational placements.. http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/%2Croot%2Cstatut...This is only part of what is on the page but this part pertains to parental consent.(D) Parental consent.-- (i) In general.-- (I) Consent for initial evaluation.--The agency proposing to conduct an initial evaluation to determine if the child qualifies as a child with a disability as defined in section 602 shall obtain informed consent from the parent of such child before conducting the evaluation. Parental consent for evaluation shall not be construed as consent for placement for receipt of special education and related servic! es. (II) Consent for services.--An agency that is responsible ! for making a free appropriate public education available to a child with a disability under this part shall seek to obtain informed consent from the parent of such child before providing special education and related services to the child. (ii) Absence of consent.-- (I) For initial evaluation.--If the parent of such child does not provide consent for an initial evaluation under clause (i)(I), or the parent fails to respond to a request to provide the consent, the local educational agency may pursue the initial evaluation of the child by utilizing the procedures described in section 615, except to the extent inconsistent with State law relating to such parental consent. (II) For services.--If the parent of such child refuses to consent to services under clause (i)(II), the local educational agency shall not provide special education and related services to the child by utilizing the procedures described in section 615. (III) Effect on agency obligations.--If the parent of su! ch child refuses to consent to the receipt of special education and related services, or the parent fails to respond to a request to provide such consent-- (aa) the local educational agency shall not be considered to be in violation of the requirement to make available a free appropriate public education to the child for the failure to provide such child with the special education and related services for which the local educational agency requests such consent; and (bb) the local educational agency shall not be required to convene an IEP meeting or develop an IEP under this section for the child for the special education and related services for which the local educational agency requests such consent. (iii) Consent for wards of the state.-- (I) In general.--If the child is a ward of the State and is not residing with the child's parent, the agency shall make reasonable efforts to obtain the informed consent from the parent (as defined in section 602) of the child for an i! nitial evaluation to determine whether the child is a child with a disa! bility. (II) Exception.--The agency shall not be required to obtain informed consent from the parent of a child for an initial evaluation to determine whether the child is a child with a disability if-- (aa) despite reasonable efforts to do so, the agency cannot discover the whereabouts of the parent of the child; (bb) the rights of the parents of the child have been terminated in accordance with State law; or (cc) the rights of the parent to make educational decisions have been subrogated by a judge in accordance with State law and consent for an initial evaluation has been given by an individual appointed by the judge to represent the child. (E) Rule of construction.--The screening of a student by a teacher or specialist to determine appropriate instructional strategies for curriculum implementation shall not be considered to be an evaluation for eligibility for special education and related services.****A child must first be evaluated from the school in order to determin! e if he has a disability, then they set up a meeting to discuss the results of the test in which they must provide a copy to the parents, if it is determined that the child has a disability then an IEP or 504 plan is made (depending on the the disabilty itself or variety of disabilities and the severity of it) they may decide to discuss an IEP or 504 plan during the meeting to discuss results if found to be eligible or they may choose to set up a seperate meeting but the parents are invited to attend and are a very important part of the IEP or 504 plan, they help in deciding his educational placement. A school cannot just go and set up an IEP or 504 plan without the child being evaluated first, so those that state it is for an IEP meeting are incorrect, it just like you stated "The school is currently trying to meet with teacher, principal, psychologists, special ed teachers to determine if my son has a learning ability", they simply want to determine if he does and they ! invite the parents for their input because anything the parents has to ! provide whether verbally or in written form they must take into consideration when determining if he does or does not have one....Show more
Shaquita Wernicki: I can tell as a parent of a student on an I.E.P the process can be scary and seem down right offensive. In my experience it turns into a finger pointing game but the one thing you need to remember is its all for your child and not for you, your sons school and teachers are your allies not your enemies as they are responsible for your sons education. An IEP is a contract between you and the school district saying they will provide the things your son needs to get a free and appropriate education, meaning if they don't go the extra mile well you may take them to court. There is a book I would suggest to you to check out, some say its the basic bible to IEPs and helped me quite allot its calledFROM EMOTIONS TO ADVOCACY great book look into it. Sometimes an IEP is not a bad thing....Show more
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