- don't let the school district try to fit Nate into one of their existing programs. He is to have an individualized program that is most appropriate for him.
- keep everything in writing. If I do make a phone call, follow it up with an e-mail detailing all agreements, so I have record of them.
- tape record the IEP meeting (and give written notice first).
- have the district explain everything. If it's written Nate will have an hour of speech, then with whom? One on one? In a group? If in a group, how many other children? And what types of abilities will those other children have? etc.
- think beyond what is currently available at the school.
- get independent assessments for Nate if possible.
- remember: in these proceedings, my goal is the successful and appropriate education of my child.
Yesterday (Sunday), I wrote an e-mail to our district's special ed director, explaining how we had Nate's transition meeting over 3 weeks ago but have yet to hear anything about his assessments or IEP, etc., and I had a message first thing this morning from the district with dates for his assessments. Sometimes it just takes a little prodding, I guess.
On my autism blog, I'll also detail some of the actual law (IDEA) we went over.
1 comment:
Glad you learned a lot. Sad that we have to be our kids only real advocates in this world but I guess that's what comes with being a parent!!
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