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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 485864" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>Here are the emails back and forth so far (I cc our Support Administrator with MR/daughter):</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">SpEd Director - </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Please provide me with the school policy that states that parents are unable to observe their child's home instruction lessons. </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Thank you.<span style="color: #888888"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #888888">Heather</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #888888"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #888888"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #888888"></span>Heather,</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The Board Policies are on our website. School visits are in policy 9150 and AG 9150. If you are unable to access them on our website, let me know. I do want to clarify that our conversation today was not about you "observing" the home instruction. Rather we were discussing your participation and engagement in the home instruction lesson time.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">You will note from our policies that <u>observations</u> must be approved in advance and the school visitor must not interrupt the educational process. Please let me know if you have any questions.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Thank you,</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">SpEd Director</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">SpEd Director - </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I specifically asked about "observing" today, more than once. I am trying to get my daughter through school and to graduate. We are going to have to work something out, because Wynter's disability is not allowing her to access services without my presence at this time. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Heather</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Heather,</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Please read the policies on observing instruction. You can observe for a limited time with advance notice when it is not interfering with the educational process. I don't have any documentation that says that difficult child cannot attend home instruction sessions without you being present? Do you have that? </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">difficult child seemed to do well in ECOT last year. She earned credits in several courses. Have you considered that as an option? You would be able to present with her at all times. </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">SpEd Director</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">SpEd Director- </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The "Physicians's Report to Determine Studenty's Eligibility for Home Instruction" as filled out by Dr. Psychologist states, "...gets stuck and can't take in new information...", "Anxiety causes her to shut down...social skills deficit cause her to misinterpret what teachers say to her." Therefore, if she shuts down and misses what is being taught, or comes home with assignments and thinks the teacher said X, when the teacher meant Y, I am unable to help her. I have sent countless emails to teachers in the past asking for clarification because of this issue. As she only has 5 hours of instruction per week, that won't be so easy to do. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">We have considered and dismissed ECOT as an alternative. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I'm now going to request that we move forward with mediation. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Heather</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 485864, member: 7083"] Here are the emails back and forth so far (I cc our Support Administrator with MR/daughter): [INDENT] SpEd Director - Please provide me with the school policy that states that parents are unable to observe their child's home instruction lessons. Thank you.[COLOR=#888888] Heather [/COLOR]Heather, The Board Policies are on our website. School visits are in policy 9150 and AG 9150. If you are unable to access them on our website, let me know. I do want to clarify that our conversation today was not about you "observing" the home instruction. Rather we were discussing your participation and engagement in the home instruction lesson time. You will note from our policies that [U]observations[/U] must be approved in advance and the school visitor must not interrupt the educational process. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, SpEd Director [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]SpEd Director - [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I specifically asked about "observing" today, more than once. I am trying to get my daughter through school and to graduate. We are going to have to work something out, because Wynter's disability is not allowing her to access services without my presence at this time. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Heather[/SIZE][/FONT] Heather, Please read the policies on observing instruction. You can observe for a limited time with advance notice when it is not interfering with the educational process. I don't have any documentation that says that difficult child cannot attend home instruction sessions without you being present? Do you have that? difficult child seemed to do well in ECOT last year. She earned credits in several courses. Have you considered that as an option? You would be able to present with her at all times. SpEd Director [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]SpEd Director- [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The "Physicians's Report to Determine Studenty's Eligibility for Home Instruction" as filled out by Dr. Psychologist states, "...gets stuck and can't take in new information...", "Anxiety causes her to shut down...social skills deficit cause her to misinterpret what teachers say to her." Therefore, if she shuts down and misses what is being taught, or comes home with assignments and thinks the teacher said X, when the teacher meant Y, I am unable to help her. I have sent countless emails to teachers in the past asking for clarification because of this issue. As she only has 5 hours of instruction per week, that won't be so easy to do. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]We have considered and dismissed ECOT as an alternative. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I'm now going to request that we move forward with mediation. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Heather[/SIZE][/FONT] [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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