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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 239886" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Hi Jennifer--</p><p> </p><p>Sorry I am late coming to this...but believe it or not, it is because I have been having a similar battle with my son's teacher. My son has an IEP--it has been in place for years, and of course, it has been modified each year as we go along to reflect his current needs. Past teachers have implemented accomodations for him without any trouble.</p><p> </p><p>THIS year, his teacher started the year by basically announcing that she really doesn't believe in using some of the "accomodations" that other instructors have tried (like stress balls to keep his hands busy)...and that she has tons of experience with ADHD kids and she knows how to keep them on track.</p><p> </p><p>And, you guessed it--at the first available opportunity to speak to me in private, she recommended medication for my child. She called a parent-teacher conference about his "behavior", and then again, recommended medication for my child. After it was clear that she wasn't going to convince me on the medications issue, she dropped his IEP altogether, began penalizing him grade-wise for disorganization, and sent me emails complaining about his behavior. I almost felt like she was trying to "blackmail" me into medicating him.</p><p> </p><p>The only good news about this is that because she played this game a little too hard--I now have solid evidence that dropping the IEP causes a dramatic drop in grades. I was able to get the special education services coordinator to examine what was being done for my son in the classroom...and sure enough, they found that the teacher was NOT following the IEP...and they got right on her to re-instate the accomodations that had been determined for him. Yesterday, I submitted a "checklist" of organizational, educational, and behavioral goals that is supposed to be filled in and signed by the teacher every day. And because of the IEP, I didn't have to confront the teacher directly with this...I've just been incredibly friendly and sweet to the coordinator.</p><p> </p><p>I think that once you finally get a plan in place, whether it be an actual IEP or just the 504 plan--things will go more smoothly with the school...and clearly, if the teacher has been sending the child out of the classroom to work--that is eveidence that something special needs to be in place for your child to do well. I'm sure the teacher is not sending the other students away!</p><p> </p><p>Sending you plenty of support and wishing you Good luck!</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 239886, member: 6546"] Hi Jennifer-- Sorry I am late coming to this...but believe it or not, it is because I have been having a similar battle with my son's teacher. My son has an IEP--it has been in place for years, and of course, it has been modified each year as we go along to reflect his current needs. Past teachers have implemented accomodations for him without any trouble. THIS year, his teacher started the year by basically announcing that she really doesn't believe in using some of the "accomodations" that other instructors have tried (like stress balls to keep his hands busy)...and that she has tons of experience with ADHD kids and she knows how to keep them on track. And, you guessed it--at the first available opportunity to speak to me in private, she recommended medication for my child. She called a parent-teacher conference about his "behavior", and then again, recommended medication for my child. After it was clear that she wasn't going to convince me on the medications issue, she dropped his IEP altogether, began penalizing him grade-wise for disorganization, and sent me emails complaining about his behavior. I almost felt like she was trying to "blackmail" me into medicating him. The only good news about this is that because she played this game a little too hard--I now have solid evidence that dropping the IEP causes a dramatic drop in grades. I was able to get the special education services coordinator to examine what was being done for my son in the classroom...and sure enough, they found that the teacher was NOT following the IEP...and they got right on her to re-instate the accomodations that had been determined for him. Yesterday, I submitted a "checklist" of organizational, educational, and behavioral goals that is supposed to be filled in and signed by the teacher every day. And because of the IEP, I didn't have to confront the teacher directly with this...I've just been incredibly friendly and sweet to the coordinator. I think that once you finally get a plan in place, whether it be an actual IEP or just the 504 plan--things will go more smoothly with the school...and clearly, if the teacher has been sending the child out of the classroom to work--that is eveidence that something special needs to be in place for your child to do well. I'm sure the teacher is not sending the other students away! Sending you plenty of support and wishing you Good luck! --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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