Hi there - I'm new to these forums and was hoping someone could give me a little advice. I have a 14-year old daughter who was born with a medical condition involving both physical and developmental delays. She is on an IEP. We are having issues this school year in her general ed classes (right now Social Studies and Phys Ed) because she is not receiving any paraprofessional help anymore. Her IEP appears to give conflicting descriptions of what she should be receiving. Under "Least Restrictive Environment Explanation" it clearly states that she "will receive support from a shared paraprofessional in the following classes: Physical Education for physical stability, and her core general education classes (Science and Social Studies) for organization and reading tests." Later in the IEP there is a page with no title but three areas asking for descriptions of supplemental aids and services, program modifications or supports and assistive technology. On this page it says nothing about paraprofessional support.
Right now she is not receiving ANY support in these classes. I had a meeting yesterday with her case manager and the Special Education director and they stated that she needs to be more independent and the support she will be getting (future tense!) is going to be assistive technology, which they don't have up and running yet. My daughter is very upset because what she remembers from her IEP meeting last year is that they told her she would have a para, and now she doesn't and she does not understand why. So my questions is - do the schools follow the accommodations listed in only one area of the IEP and they don't have to follow what it says under LRE explanation? Which of the sections of the IEP is correct and has to be followed?
Any advice is much appreciated - thank you!
Stacey
Right now she is not receiving ANY support in these classes. I had a meeting yesterday with her case manager and the Special Education director and they stated that she needs to be more independent and the support she will be getting (future tense!) is going to be assistive technology, which they don't have up and running yet. My daughter is very upset because what she remembers from her IEP meeting last year is that they told her she would have a para, and now she doesn't and she does not understand why. So my questions is - do the schools follow the accommodations listed in only one area of the IEP and they don't have to follow what it says under LRE explanation? Which of the sections of the IEP is correct and has to be followed?
Any advice is much appreciated - thank you!
Stacey