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Update - Finally Received IEP Copy - Our Request Denied for Writing Accommodations
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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 407591" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>If the written IEP currently matches the one agreed upon at the meeting and you are satisfied with the rest of it then you should sign at the end on the page where it says you *agree* or it may say accept the services. Then you have come pretty close to getting them by the ### hairs. Once it is in writing in the IEP they are legally bound to provide those services/accommodations until they can call a new IEP meeting and revise it - at which point you may refuse to agree to the IEP.</p><p></p><p>In either case - fail to provide the keyboard or try to revise the IEP - you can request mediation/due process.</p><p></p><p>You might want to call the folks who objected and make sure they understand that Bubby is using this kind of equipment at home with great success and you'd appreciate their explaining why they feel it's not an appropriate accommodation at school too. If you can understand things from their point of view so you can devise a "comeback" to that particular position because if they feel strongly about this it will be back on the table at the next IEP meeting or they will simply not do it and force you into choosing whether to fight them over using a keyboard.</p><p></p><p>And I don't know if "word processor" is going to get you what you want. It's a very generic description and if you think that might be a problem then you may want the wording to say "using a device like the Alpha Smart". You want the intent made clear but give a little wiggle room for exactly which device is used. Also it is important that the IEP say whether the device is to only be used at school or is to travel back and forth between home and school.</p><p></p><p>Finally, if they didn't create a goal incorporating the use of the keyboard there really should be one there. This will help to make it clear what the IEP team's intent was in calling for that accommodation and if written expression is an identified concern in the earlier part of the IEP it is supposed to be addressed via a goal.</p><p></p><p>An example of a goal might be: </p><p></p><p>*Bubby currently does all written work by hand and types 3 words per minute when using an Alpha Smart as measured by XYZ typing test.</p><p>*By June 2011 Bubby will be doing 25% of all written work in the classroom using an Alpha Smart and will type at 20 words per minute with fewer than 5 errors per minute as measured by XYZ typing test.</p><p>*By January 2011 Bubby will be doing 50% of all written work in the classroom using an Alpha Smart and will type 40 WPM with fewer than 5 errors per minute as measured by XYZ typing test.</p><p>*This goal meets State standards for fourth grade (or whatever your State calls them) 4.XX.x which requires the development of proficiency with technology (hopefully it specifically says keyboarding).</p><p></p><p>In our State, all IEP's must now include a reference to the State standards that a particular goal addresses. If your State has a list of standards by grade level it should be listed somewhere on your State's Dept of Ed website. Print yourself a copy of it cause it may turn out to be your hole in one. If you can find a standard that supports your position you have a really useful tool to get them to do what you want since the standard is supposed to be the level of general instruction available to all students. Hee Hee... gotcha!</p><p></p><p>And in our state (California) there is a technology proficiency goal for every grade incorporated into the new State Standards which were issued a couple years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 407591, member: 7948"] If the written IEP currently matches the one agreed upon at the meeting and you are satisfied with the rest of it then you should sign at the end on the page where it says you *agree* or it may say accept the services. Then you have come pretty close to getting them by the ### hairs. Once it is in writing in the IEP they are legally bound to provide those services/accommodations until they can call a new IEP meeting and revise it - at which point you may refuse to agree to the IEP. In either case - fail to provide the keyboard or try to revise the IEP - you can request mediation/due process. You might want to call the folks who objected and make sure they understand that Bubby is using this kind of equipment at home with great success and you'd appreciate their explaining why they feel it's not an appropriate accommodation at school too. If you can understand things from their point of view so you can devise a "comeback" to that particular position because if they feel strongly about this it will be back on the table at the next IEP meeting or they will simply not do it and force you into choosing whether to fight them over using a keyboard. And I don't know if "word processor" is going to get you what you want. It's a very generic description and if you think that might be a problem then you may want the wording to say "using a device like the Alpha Smart". You want the intent made clear but give a little wiggle room for exactly which device is used. Also it is important that the IEP say whether the device is to only be used at school or is to travel back and forth between home and school. Finally, if they didn't create a goal incorporating the use of the keyboard there really should be one there. This will help to make it clear what the IEP team's intent was in calling for that accommodation and if written expression is an identified concern in the earlier part of the IEP it is supposed to be addressed via a goal. An example of a goal might be: *Bubby currently does all written work by hand and types 3 words per minute when using an Alpha Smart as measured by XYZ typing test. *By June 2011 Bubby will be doing 25% of all written work in the classroom using an Alpha Smart and will type at 20 words per minute with fewer than 5 errors per minute as measured by XYZ typing test. *By January 2011 Bubby will be doing 50% of all written work in the classroom using an Alpha Smart and will type 40 WPM with fewer than 5 errors per minute as measured by XYZ typing test. *This goal meets State standards for fourth grade (or whatever your State calls them) 4.XX.x which requires the development of proficiency with technology (hopefully it specifically says keyboarding). In our State, all IEP's must now include a reference to the State standards that a particular goal addresses. If your State has a list of standards by grade level it should be listed somewhere on your State's Dept of Ed website. Print yourself a copy of it cause it may turn out to be your hole in one. If you can find a standard that supports your position you have a really useful tool to get them to do what you want since the standard is supposed to be the level of general instruction available to all students. Hee Hee... gotcha! And in our state (California) there is a technology proficiency goal for every grade incorporated into the new State Standards which were issued a couple years ago. [/QUOTE]
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