TheOnlyMe
Relentless Warrior Mom
I am writing you for guidance, my son HAS been left behind academically; he is 18 and classified ED with OHI but they refused to accept Learning Disability (LD) as confirmed in outside IEE two years ago. I have spoken to an attorney in regards to due process but am not financially able to pull him out and fight the court battle. His psychiatrist had him home bound due to lack of IEP implementation causing him to be hospitalized two years ago, last year they failed to implement his IEP last year after an IEE which caused him to regress in his mental health to the point the school district! sent hi m to a day school which helped him to acquire coping skills but NO academic. The out of district day school did an exit Woodcock-McGrew-Werder Mini Battery Achievement which showed him on 05/02/08 showed his writing grade level at 4.6, his Mathematics at 5.7 and factual knowledge at 8.0.
This year he began the year at confident and has had no behavior issues, but he is not being support by the staff. They have made negative statements and tried everything they can to get him to quit but he will not quit school, he just wants to be taught how he can learn!
He has failed to meet standards on his TAKS test since before the sixth grade. He is on grade level in reading but his WMI affects everything.I have power points to show regression inmost area of testing. My son has the desire to learn and wants to go to college but they have failed to meet his unique need. I am very astute in education law with IDEA and NCLB but was wondering if you could give me any ammunition which I can't find on my own. We have an approval fora new IEE. !
My main concern is the timeliness of them approving to pay for it without having my son losing more ground he is already showing signs of regression again! I know Psychiatrist will back us up cause I have every IEP and evaluation for ten years, including communications and medical records with doctor notes I have just this year filed my first TEA complaints, two are still within 60 day time line and two have to go to OCR and OSEP. I am not allowed on campus without the Department Chair of SS being notified of my arrival!!!!!!!!! haha it don't bother me to have VIP escort on their money!
HIS positive's outside of school. He is beginning to work with YOUTH M.O.V.E. nationally and has a job at the airport through Department of Adult Rehabilitative Services with a Homeland security clearance due to advocating and educating attorney and judges to diagnosis and current MH state at time of four tickects which were dismissed. He has made great strides but he needs an individual plan which will educate him with his muti-sensory learning style in two years or if he is successful and supported at the out of district school, he may go until he is 22.
So do you have any pointers, suggestions, regs or Texas or Supreme case law?
Here is the school which will fit his unique need and disability.
Monarch School
I love this statement on The Monarch's school web page: Traditional schooling has not proven an effective learning intervention for our students.Good people, good institutions and well-intended programs have not resulted in a successful school experience. The Monarch School accepts the challenge of crafting an environment and experience that is successful.
We have an ARD{CANCELED DUE TO STAFF OUT NEXT APPOINTMENT NEXT MONDAY}! (tomorrow which was to be a reconvened (which I always tape and have a durable power of attorney and a written statement from him stating I am his advocate and to be invited to all meetings concerning him) but they closed it out yet we have been since MAY trying to get his annual IEP in place. They have failed to provide IEP progress report at six weeks, wont answer emails, I have meet with Special Education EXEC DIR, she has not gotten back to me for three weeks, oh heck it is a big fat stalling failing mess! His working memory index has not changed in 10 years of Special Services!!!!!!!!!!
The doctor had changed his medications thinking it was a medication reaction come to find out it was his body reacting from the stress and anxiety from school, so he is home until he can get in to see psychiatric for in person assessment. THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW WITH SAME SD!!!!!!!!!!
I have posted on TOPAA and COPAA but sometimes it don't hurt to seek wise counsel where ever it may come.
This year he began the year at confident and has had no behavior issues, but he is not being support by the staff. They have made negative statements and tried everything they can to get him to quit but he will not quit school, he just wants to be taught how he can learn!
He has failed to meet standards on his TAKS test since before the sixth grade. He is on grade level in reading but his WMI affects everything.I have power points to show regression inmost area of testing. My son has the desire to learn and wants to go to college but they have failed to meet his unique need. I am very astute in education law with IDEA and NCLB but was wondering if you could give me any ammunition which I can't find on my own. We have an approval fora new IEE. !
My main concern is the timeliness of them approving to pay for it without having my son losing more ground he is already showing signs of regression again! I know Psychiatrist will back us up cause I have every IEP and evaluation for ten years, including communications and medical records with doctor notes I have just this year filed my first TEA complaints, two are still within 60 day time line and two have to go to OCR and OSEP. I am not allowed on campus without the Department Chair of SS being notified of my arrival!!!!!!!!! haha it don't bother me to have VIP escort on their money!
HIS positive's outside of school. He is beginning to work with YOUTH M.O.V.E. nationally and has a job at the airport through Department of Adult Rehabilitative Services with a Homeland security clearance due to advocating and educating attorney and judges to diagnosis and current MH state at time of four tickects which were dismissed. He has made great strides but he needs an individual plan which will educate him with his muti-sensory learning style in two years or if he is successful and supported at the out of district school, he may go until he is 22.
So do you have any pointers, suggestions, regs or Texas or Supreme case law?
Here is the school which will fit his unique need and disability.
Monarch School
I love this statement on The Monarch's school web page: Traditional schooling has not proven an effective learning intervention for our students.Good people, good institutions and well-intended programs have not resulted in a successful school experience. The Monarch School accepts the challenge of crafting an environment and experience that is successful.
We have an ARD{CANCELED DUE TO STAFF OUT NEXT APPOINTMENT NEXT MONDAY}! (tomorrow which was to be a reconvened (which I always tape and have a durable power of attorney and a written statement from him stating I am his advocate and to be invited to all meetings concerning him) but they closed it out yet we have been since MAY trying to get his annual IEP in place. They have failed to provide IEP progress report at six weeks, wont answer emails, I have meet with Special Education EXEC DIR, she has not gotten back to me for three weeks, oh heck it is a big fat stalling failing mess! His working memory index has not changed in 10 years of Special Services!!!!!!!!!!
The doctor had changed his medications thinking it was a medication reaction come to find out it was his body reacting from the stress and anxiety from school, so he is home until he can get in to see psychiatric for in person assessment. THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW WITH SAME SD!!!!!!!!!!
I have posted on TOPAA and COPAA but sometimes it don't hurt to seek wise counsel where ever it may come.
