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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 82811" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>An ARD is an acronym for Admission, Review and Dismissal. It's unique to Texas. It's the same things as an IEP (ARD) meeting, IEP (ARD) Committee, etc.</p><p></p><p>If you want the evaluation done, you must formally request it or you will be stonewalled and/or it will not get done in a timely manner. Case in point: They want you to withdraw the request. If you do, they will spend 2 months and probably the rest of the year doing RTI. Say, they wait just 2 months and start in Dec. The District offices close for Christmas so add 2 to 3 weeks. You're into January. Then the sd has 60 days to do the evaluation and another 30 to write the report and schedule the 1st ARD (IEP) meeting. That puts the 1st IEP meeting into March or April. What if you decided to get an IEE? You're looking at another 60 - 90 days to get the IEE done and another IEP meeting scheduled. </p><p></p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">They say that they need to review his evaluation from neuropsychologist (done at children's hospital) first before they decide if he "qualifies" for SD evaluation. </div></div> </p><p></p><p>Pure bunk. </p><p></p><p> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If I do need to formally request it will it be like the OHI where I am dependent on the SD for the form which they won't give me? </div></div> </p><p></p><p>The fact is that a doctor can fill out a multitude of OHI forms. It's helpful for the student because it's evidence of a disability. However, a diagnosis of any kind/type does not automatically qualify a child for an IEP -- the disability(ies) must adversely impact the educational environment behaviorally or academically. The IEP Committee (which includes the parent) can deem the child not eligible for special education/IEP.</p><p></p><p>No, you do not need anything from the sd to refer your child for an evaluation. But, you've already referred him, haven't you? You need to follow that letter up with another asking when the evaluation process will begin. If they give you any flack about it, ask for Mediation Procedures and Due Process information....and, by the way, "I'll need the State Special Education Director's name and address of TEA's special monitoring department in Austin."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 82811, member: 23"] An ARD is an acronym for Admission, Review and Dismissal. It's unique to Texas. It's the same things as an IEP (ARD) meeting, IEP (ARD) Committee, etc. If you want the evaluation done, you must formally request it or you will be stonewalled and/or it will not get done in a timely manner. Case in point: They want you to withdraw the request. If you do, they will spend 2 months and probably the rest of the year doing RTI. Say, they wait just 2 months and start in Dec. The District offices close for Christmas so add 2 to 3 weeks. You're into January. Then the sd has 60 days to do the evaluation and another 30 to write the report and schedule the 1st ARD (IEP) meeting. That puts the 1st IEP meeting into March or April. What if you decided to get an IEE? You're looking at another 60 - 90 days to get the IEE done and another IEP meeting scheduled. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">They say that they need to review his evaluation from neuropsychologist (done at children's hospital) first before they decide if he "qualifies" for SD evaluation. </div></div> Pure bunk. <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If I do need to formally request it will it be like the OHI where I am dependent on the SD for the form which they won't give me? </div></div> The fact is that a doctor can fill out a multitude of OHI forms. It's helpful for the student because it's evidence of a disability. However, a diagnosis of any kind/type does not automatically qualify a child for an IEP -- the disability(ies) must adversely impact the educational environment behaviorally or academically. The IEP Committee (which includes the parent) can deem the child not eligible for special education/IEP. No, you do not need anything from the sd to refer your child for an evaluation. But, you've already referred him, haven't you? You need to follow that letter up with another asking when the evaluation process will begin. If they give you any flack about it, ask for Mediation Procedures and Due Process information....and, by the way, "I'll need the State Special Education Director's name and address of TEA's special monitoring department in Austin." [/QUOTE]
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