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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 128417" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Tia,</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry no one responded to this but the reason why may be it is a murky area. SD are given wide latitude in their "professional expertise" and it is been granted "due deference" in law.</p><p></p><p>What this means is the steps you are asking for are reasonable, the SD is unlikely to respond without being order to do so, either because you won a DP hearing or because your state dep't of ed intervened. If you call an IEP meeting, the SD only has to "consider" you expert's input, they do not have to follow it. </p><p></p><p>The is a very difficult situation for parents to be in. I think your best avenue of approach is to get a "data driven" IEP and then follow up relentlessly on whether or not progress is being made. Currently, the best pressure point is failure to perform on measurable goals in the IEP. The operative word is "measurable." If a SD cannot deliver, then they are denying FAPE. THIS is what triggers the need to bring in outside experts because the child's failure to progress calls the school's competence into question. </p><p></p><p>Reasons why this might not work:</p><p>SD won't write a data driven IEP</p><p>SD will advance a "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink" argument about your child</p><p></p><p>The other problem with this approach is that it takes a lot of time and misery for the child to suffer through enough iterations of IEPs with bad outcomes, that waiting to show the SD cannot deliver FAPE may not be feasible. been there done that</p><p></p><p></p><p>Best to you,</p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 128417, member: 284"] Tia, I'm sorry no one responded to this but the reason why may be it is a murky area. SD are given wide latitude in their "professional expertise" and it is been granted "due deference" in law. What this means is the steps you are asking for are reasonable, the SD is unlikely to respond without being order to do so, either because you won a DP hearing or because your state dep't of ed intervened. If you call an IEP meeting, the SD only has to "consider" you expert's input, they do not have to follow it. The is a very difficult situation for parents to be in. I think your best avenue of approach is to get a "data driven" IEP and then follow up relentlessly on whether or not progress is being made. Currently, the best pressure point is failure to perform on measurable goals in the IEP. The operative word is "measurable." If a SD cannot deliver, then they are denying FAPE. THIS is what triggers the need to bring in outside experts because the child's failure to progress calls the school's competence into question. Reasons why this might not work: SD won't write a data driven IEP SD will advance a "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink" argument about your child The other problem with this approach is that it takes a lot of time and misery for the child to suffer through enough iterations of IEPs with bad outcomes, that waiting to show the SD cannot deliver FAPE may not be feasible. been there done that Best to you, Martie [/QUOTE]
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