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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 332959" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Hi and welcome. An IEP is an Independent Education(al) Plan specifically tailored for your daughter while still working within the parameters of the school districts teaching methodology. Often, it means supplying the student with special services such as Occupational Therapist (OT) or an aide, or longer test times, longer due dates for homework, using a recorder to take notes rather than the student taking notes, more frequent bathroom breaks or class breaks, time spent in a resource room to do her homework or extended time for class work, tuturing and various other services, depending upon what your daughters specific issues are. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">My difficult child daughter went to a charter school for HS and did well on a social and emotional level. Academically, it didn't really help her much. My daughter has always scored in the above average to superior range on IQ tests and standardized tests, even won a writing award, but on a day to day basis, she just wasn't interested enough to keep up and almost flunked out of HS. Thankfully, she hung on by a thread and graduated. Has no intereste whatsoever in higher education, which is fine as long as she is working and supporting herself. But back to you.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I didn't notice what state you're in, but here in CT all the charter schools are considered part of the public school system, however, they also rely on grants and other funding to survive. And because of that, they most certainly can take on and enforce students with IEP's, Section 504, etc., but they also have the flexibility to alter their curriculum a bit more than traditional public schools to meet the needs of their students. The charter school my daughter went to seemed to be filled with mostly kids who were a little left of center, which I loved because my difficult child fit right in with them. And because this seemed to be the typical student at her charter school, the director was able to really mix things up in the curriculum and guidelines of the school. I would suggest contacting your state's education department and getting a full listing of all alternative schools within your area, charter, magnet and other. You may be able to find a school that is a perfect fit for your daughter. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">In the meantime, hugs, prayers and patience. I hope the medication tweaking is helping.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 332959, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Hi and welcome. An IEP is an Independent Education(al) Plan specifically tailored for your daughter while still working within the parameters of the school districts teaching methodology. Often, it means supplying the student with special services such as Occupational Therapist (OT) or an aide, or longer test times, longer due dates for homework, using a recorder to take notes rather than the student taking notes, more frequent bathroom breaks or class breaks, time spent in a resource room to do her homework or extended time for class work, tuturing and various other services, depending upon what your daughters specific issues are. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]My difficult child daughter went to a charter school for HS and did well on a social and emotional level. Academically, it didn't really help her much. My daughter has always scored in the above average to superior range on IQ tests and standardized tests, even won a writing award, but on a day to day basis, she just wasn't interested enough to keep up and almost flunked out of HS. Thankfully, she hung on by a thread and graduated. Has no intereste whatsoever in higher education, which is fine as long as she is working and supporting herself. But back to you.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I didn't notice what state you're in, but here in CT all the charter schools are considered part of the public school system, however, they also rely on grants and other funding to survive. And because of that, they most certainly can take on and enforce students with IEP's, Section 504, etc., but they also have the flexibility to alter their curriculum a bit more than traditional public schools to meet the needs of their students. The charter school my daughter went to seemed to be filled with mostly kids who were a little left of center, which I loved because my difficult child fit right in with them. And because this seemed to be the typical student at her charter school, the director was able to really mix things up in the curriculum and guidelines of the school. I would suggest contacting your state's education department and getting a full listing of all alternative schools within your area, charter, magnet and other. You may be able to find a school that is a perfect fit for your daughter. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]In the meantime, hugs, prayers and patience. I hope the medication tweaking is helping.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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