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Heard back from school after my request-HELP!
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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 101400" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Don't leave it blank -- write "unknown" or "none known."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#1 -- The author is smooth. lol It's true they are evaluating to decipher educational needs due to disability. HOWEVER, it's also true that if a medical evaluation is needed, they need to have it performed. Just like if a psychological evaluation is needed, it needs to be done by a licensed professional. Same with any other areas of "suspected" disability, Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), audiologist -- whatever.</p><p></p><p>Dear Mr/s XYZ:</p><p></p><p>Pertinent to our evaluation request in accordance with IDEA regulations, your letter dated Nov __, 2007, states, "A Special Education Evaluation is for the purpose of determining if a studnet has an educational disability and not to determine or eliminate specific medical conditions such as ADD/ADHD, bipolar, ODD or personality disorders."</p><p></p><p>I'm new to this so I find your statement confusing when I locate information regarding IDEA from the US Department of Education. For instance: "In evaluating each child with a disability...the evaluation is sufficiently comprehensive to identify all of the child's special education and related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child has been classified. The child is assessed in all areas related to the suspected disability, including, if appropriate, health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status, general intelligence, academic performance, communicative status, and motor abilities." </p><p></p><p>Related material from the US Department of Education clarifies that, "...there is nothing in the Act that would prevent a State</p><p>from requiring a medical evaluation for eligibility...provided the medical evaluation is conducted at no cost to the parent."</p><p></p><p>Would you mind clearing this up for me?</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Mom</p><p></p><p>#2 - Share your reports if you feel comfortable doing that. Some people do, some don't. It's not a requirement. BUT be VERY careful about signing blanket releases for a School District. I personally do not allow communication between difficult child's professionals and the sd without me being directly involved -- school of hard knocks taught me that. Your school district may not do it, but ours took bits of pieces of what difficult child's psychologist told them and used it out of context to their benefit and against difficult child's best interest. If they want copies of reports -- no problem. I've provide them when they did not want them. lol They want to consult with- difficult child's professionals, fine -- set up a meeting at which I will attend, set up a conference call, etc. I'm flexible and accommodating.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 101400, member: 23"] Don't leave it blank -- write "unknown" or "none known." #1 -- The author is smooth. lol It's true they are evaluating to decipher educational needs due to disability. HOWEVER, it's also true that if a medical evaluation is needed, they need to have it performed. Just like if a psychological evaluation is needed, it needs to be done by a licensed professional. Same with any other areas of "suspected" disability, Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), audiologist -- whatever. Dear Mr/s XYZ: Pertinent to our evaluation request in accordance with IDEA regulations, your letter dated Nov __, 2007, states, "A Special Education Evaluation is for the purpose of determining if a studnet has an educational disability and not to determine or eliminate specific medical conditions such as ADD/ADHD, bipolar, ODD or personality disorders." I'm new to this so I find your statement confusing when I locate information regarding IDEA from the US Department of Education. For instance: "In evaluating each child with a disability...the evaluation is sufficiently comprehensive to identify all of the child's special education and related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child has been classified. The child is assessed in all areas related to the suspected disability, including, if appropriate, health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status, general intelligence, academic performance, communicative status, and motor abilities." Related material from the US Department of Education clarifies that, "...there is nothing in the Act that would prevent a State from requiring a medical evaluation for eligibility...provided the medical evaluation is conducted at no cost to the parent." Would you mind clearing this up for me? Thanks, Mom #2 - Share your reports if you feel comfortable doing that. Some people do, some don't. It's not a requirement. BUT be VERY careful about signing blanket releases for a School District. I personally do not allow communication between difficult child's professionals and the sd without me being directly involved -- school of hard knocks taught me that. Your school district may not do it, but ours took bits of pieces of what difficult child's psychologist told them and used it out of context to their benefit and against difficult child's best interest. If they want copies of reports -- no problem. I've provide them when they did not want them. lol They want to consult with- difficult child's professionals, fine -- set up a meeting at which I will attend, set up a conference call, etc. I'm flexible and accommodating. Yes. [/QUOTE]
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