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<blockquote data-quote="Castle Queen" data-source="post: 411742"><p>Oh boy, can I relate to your post. Right now I'm in the same situation with my 10 year old difficult child, who has a 504 plan which might as well be written in dust. I haven't sent the certified letter requesting an evaluation yet because we just met a week or so ago with the principal and his main teachers and beefed up his 504 plan a bit. Or rather, took out what wasn't working and re-emphasized to the teachers the need to follow the plan (which they really haven't been doing, just picking & choosing what was easy and they were already doing anyway). Nothing new was really added because, surprise, no one has any idea how to handle difficult child since we aren't special educators or psychologists. But I agreed to try this "new" plan for a month to see if it helps.</p><p> </p><p>Since I had called the meeting to discuss a possible IEP, principal did address it long enough to say the same thing you heard- he isn't failing, his grades are good, he doesn't qualify. We got the same run-around about seeing the counselor too- there are 800 students in the school and she doesn't have time for intensive meetings with one student. We are welcome to visit her a couple times a year for a "friendship group." Principal actually went so far as to say "We are not responsible for helping him with his friendships." Our state has had education cuts recently and her mantra is that the school can only do what they have the resources for. I don't want to create an adversary out of her because I have another child in this same school and don't want to create problems for her either. I also feel its likely that our request for an evaluation will be turned down.</p><p> </p><p>I think the worst part is, at age 9 & 10, our difficult child's are become more aware of their social differences. A few years ago, difficult child had no friends but he was sure that everyone WAS his friend- he was in total ignorance. Today, he is painfully aware that he's got no friends but he still doesn't get why.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Castle Queen, post: 411742"] Oh boy, can I relate to your post. Right now I'm in the same situation with my 10 year old difficult child, who has a 504 plan which might as well be written in dust. I haven't sent the certified letter requesting an evaluation yet because we just met a week or so ago with the principal and his main teachers and beefed up his 504 plan a bit. Or rather, took out what wasn't working and re-emphasized to the teachers the need to follow the plan (which they really haven't been doing, just picking & choosing what was easy and they were already doing anyway). Nothing new was really added because, surprise, no one has any idea how to handle difficult child since we aren't special educators or psychologists. But I agreed to try this "new" plan for a month to see if it helps. Since I had called the meeting to discuss a possible IEP, principal did address it long enough to say the same thing you heard- he isn't failing, his grades are good, he doesn't qualify. We got the same run-around about seeing the counselor too- there are 800 students in the school and she doesn't have time for intensive meetings with one student. We are welcome to visit her a couple times a year for a "friendship group." Principal actually went so far as to say "We are not responsible for helping him with his friendships." Our state has had education cuts recently and her mantra is that the school can only do what they have the resources for. I don't want to create an adversary out of her because I have another child in this same school and don't want to create problems for her either. I also feel its likely that our request for an evaluation will be turned down. I think the worst part is, at age 9 & 10, our difficult child's are become more aware of their social differences. A few years ago, difficult child had no friends but he was sure that everyone WAS his friend- he was in total ignorance. Today, he is painfully aware that he's got no friends but he still doesn't get why. [/QUOTE]
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