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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 560146"><p>In our school, the "plan" was only to reduce behaviors NOT help with skills that may be behind the behaviors. The benefit to the school, if it's similar to ours, is that they don't have to provide any support to the student. They just develop basically a behavior chart and/or sticker chart to earn rewards for not displaying the behavior. For most of our kids, those don't work for very long if at all. The idea of an IEP probably scares you because, in my generation at least, they were only given to the "retarded kids". I really don't want to offend anyone because I hate those words myself but that was the mentality back then. Special Education kids were the "special" kids. The rules and laws have changed so much that low IQ isn't the only way to qualify any more. A full IEP provides extra supports for students to help with skills that are lacking and is legally binding (though some schools still don't get it). It can also provide for other supports that might help with the behavior and provides some safeguards if the school is one of those that likes to suspend "trouble-makers".</p><p></p><p>As the others have said, every state and even every school is different. It wouldn't hurt to see what THEIR ideas are. You have the final say so if you don't like what they are proposing or you don't think it's going to help your son, tell them you want a full evaluation for Special Education services. If you do that, make sure you follow up with the request in writing. You'd be surprised how "forgetful" school staff can be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 560146"] In our school, the "plan" was only to reduce behaviors NOT help with skills that may be behind the behaviors. The benefit to the school, if it's similar to ours, is that they don't have to provide any support to the student. They just develop basically a behavior chart and/or sticker chart to earn rewards for not displaying the behavior. For most of our kids, those don't work for very long if at all. The idea of an IEP probably scares you because, in my generation at least, they were only given to the "retarded kids". I really don't want to offend anyone because I hate those words myself but that was the mentality back then. Special Education kids were the "special" kids. The rules and laws have changed so much that low IQ isn't the only way to qualify any more. A full IEP provides extra supports for students to help with skills that are lacking and is legally binding (though some schools still don't get it). It can also provide for other supports that might help with the behavior and provides some safeguards if the school is one of those that likes to suspend "trouble-makers". As the others have said, every state and even every school is different. It wouldn't hurt to see what THEIR ideas are. You have the final say so if you don't like what they are proposing or you don't think it's going to help your son, tell them you want a full evaluation for Special Education services. If you do that, make sure you follow up with the request in writing. You'd be surprised how "forgetful" school staff can be. [/QUOTE]
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