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<blockquote data-quote="ukup" data-source="post: 507695" data-attributes="member: 13843"><p>I am blessed to have found all of you! What a relief to have someone to listen, give a hug and advice!</p><p></p><p>We have another IEP meeting this week. I feel they are trying to make me give up by confusing me. When the meeting was set last week, I asked for copies of all materials that will be used at the meeting to ensure Austin is fairly represented. They said there aren't any, because they don't go in with preconceived notions. </p><p></p><p>So then I was specific. I have copies of all testing materials, but asked for copies of all informal assessment notes, observation and anecdotal notes taken in order to measure his progress. I assume they exist because the last IEP said that is how they will measure his progress. The district's response was "<p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">This is a reminder that you were sent all the materials contained in Austin's files prior to winter break. There is no additional information available. Any additional information needed to calculate goals for Austin will be shared at the IEP meeting." The information they sent was testing results from years ago. Nothing that is useful now. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p>The school continues to ask why we don't just send him to another school, "since he is so unhappy here". The school was doing testing last week, and put him in a room with that girl! Instead of exploding (as he would have done years ago), he quietly walked out, went to the office to call home. I could hear several people surrounding him, telling him he can't leave (which scares and escalates someone with PTSD). I told him don't say a word, walk out and wait for me in front. I went in to see the principal, who brought the guidance counselor. They both asked if he should be in school, since he's bound to see her. I made them admit that he handles everything she does well, and that they promised they would never put him in the position they put him in. They finally apologized and said the teacher who assigned which students would test together didn't know the situation, and scheduled them alphabetically. They promised to notify the entire staff that the girl must be kept away from Austin, as they should have done in the first place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ukup, post: 507695, member: 13843"] I am blessed to have found all of you! What a relief to have someone to listen, give a hug and advice! We have another IEP meeting this week. I feel they are trying to make me give up by confusing me. When the meeting was set last week, I asked for copies of all materials that will be used at the meeting to ensure Austin is fairly represented. They said there aren't any, because they don't go in with preconceived notions. So then I was specific. I have copies of all testing materials, but asked for copies of all informal assessment notes, observation and anecdotal notes taken in order to measure his progress. I assume they exist because the last IEP said that is how they will measure his progress. The district's response was "[LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]This is a reminder that you were sent all the materials contained in Austin's files prior to winter break. There is no additional information available. Any additional information needed to calculate goals for Austin will be shared at the IEP meeting." The information they sent was testing results from years ago. Nothing that is useful now. [/FONT][/COLOR][/LEFT] The school continues to ask why we don't just send him to another school, "since he is so unhappy here". The school was doing testing last week, and put him in a room with that girl! Instead of exploding (as he would have done years ago), he quietly walked out, went to the office to call home. I could hear several people surrounding him, telling him he can't leave (which scares and escalates someone with PTSD). I told him don't say a word, walk out and wait for me in front. I went in to see the principal, who brought the guidance counselor. They both asked if he should be in school, since he's bound to see her. I made them admit that he handles everything she does well, and that they promised they would never put him in the position they put him in. They finally apologized and said the teacher who assigned which students would test together didn't know the situation, and scheduled them alphabetically. They promised to notify the entire staff that the girl must be kept away from Austin, as they should have done in the first place. [/QUOTE]
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