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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 521790"><p>An IEP is federally mandated for ALL schools receiving any form of government funds IF the child qualifies. There is a bunch of testing and observing the schools need to do and many areas the kids can qualify under. What it does is provide accommodations and/or special programming to help kids fill in gaps in skills they have as they relate to education. It also puts certain disciplinary procedures and limits in place. </p><p></p><p>To see if your son would qualify, you need to send a written request to the principal AND the Director of Special Education in your school/district. I usually just write that "I would like _____ to be evaluated for Special Education services. I would like thorough testing in the areas of academics, psychological, emotional/behavioral, sensory, fine and gross motor, language processing and overall speech." Send the letter CERTIFIED MAIL with RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. This starts a federal timeline for them to complete all their assessments and provide a written AND verbal report to an IEP team that includes you, a general ed teacher, any specialists that did evaluations, a Special Education teacher, and an administrative representative. </p><p></p><p>If you get the request sent off NOW, they can have everything completed by the end of the school year and you can have a plan in place for next year. It also puts into place the disciplinary limits and procedures effective the date they receive your request. You need the return receipt to prove the date they actually received the request.</p><p></p><p>For many questions about SpEd and IEPs and the laws, check out the Wright's Law website. That is what they specialize in.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 521790"] An IEP is federally mandated for ALL schools receiving any form of government funds IF the child qualifies. There is a bunch of testing and observing the schools need to do and many areas the kids can qualify under. What it does is provide accommodations and/or special programming to help kids fill in gaps in skills they have as they relate to education. It also puts certain disciplinary procedures and limits in place. To see if your son would qualify, you need to send a written request to the principal AND the Director of Special Education in your school/district. I usually just write that "I would like _____ to be evaluated for Special Education services. I would like thorough testing in the areas of academics, psychological, emotional/behavioral, sensory, fine and gross motor, language processing and overall speech." Send the letter CERTIFIED MAIL with RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. This starts a federal timeline for them to complete all their assessments and provide a written AND verbal report to an IEP team that includes you, a general ed teacher, any specialists that did evaluations, a Special Education teacher, and an administrative representative. If you get the request sent off NOW, they can have everything completed by the end of the school year and you can have a plan in place for next year. It also puts into place the disciplinary limits and procedures effective the date they receive your request. You need the return receipt to prove the date they actually received the request. For many questions about SpEd and IEPs and the laws, check out the Wright's Law website. That is what they specialize in. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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