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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 529374" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Charter schools receive federal funds and must follow IEP's, now that said...not every school can meet every need. I get it though that it sounds like they are not even trying to follow simple things that would easily be done in any school. </p><p></p><p>you said: <span style="color: #333333"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">This doesn't make sense in any way. Anything that is in a 504 plan can be put into an IEP, you can use the exact same wording and accommodations...an IEP gives you power. Legal rights that force them to have to document and provide accommodations or they can have funds taken away. If you do not feel the IEP is adequate then call a meeting, that is your right and all required team members must show up unless you sign off to excuse them. (again federal law, you do not have this power with a 504 plan). Bring your old 504 and have whatever is in that plan put in your IEP. IEP's can be changed at any time as long as you write on the forms why you are changing the plan. Have you received a progress report yet?? that is a report inbetween IEP's that tells you how she is doing on her IEP goals. Clearly that would probably not look so great (assuming her goals were related to her challenging areas) and that in and of itself needs to be addressed. It sounds like additional goals and accommodations may be needed. </span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">Please do not lose your IEP, they can be hard to come by if she needs more services. It gives you rights to ask for assistive technology (like word processing programs, extra time for tests and work, different formats for things, certain kinds of seating, a host of things...if you tell us of her specific issues we can brain storm with you, smile!) . IEP's cost the district money because of staff and for some kids equipment. However, they also get additional monies per student who is on an IEP. a 504 does not cost them money and since there is no legal way to monitor it, you are at the mercy of people doing the right thing. </span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333">I would also suggest you keep a log of every time you communicate to anyone about her education. put when you show up to the school, who you talk to, the result of the conversation (did you get what you asked for or not? what did they say??) THis way if you ever have to go thru a formal procedure to get her needs met, you have documentation of your efforts and their negligence. Hearing officers love this!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 529374, member: 12886"] Charter schools receive federal funds and must follow IEP's, now that said...not every school can meet every need. I get it though that it sounds like they are not even trying to follow simple things that would easily be done in any school. you said: [COLOR=#333333] This doesn't make sense in any way. Anything that is in a 504 plan can be put into an IEP, you can use the exact same wording and accommodations...an IEP gives you power. Legal rights that force them to have to document and provide accommodations or they can have funds taken away. If you do not feel the IEP is adequate then call a meeting, that is your right and all required team members must show up unless you sign off to excuse them. (again federal law, you do not have this power with a 504 plan). Bring your old 504 and have whatever is in that plan put in your IEP. IEP's can be changed at any time as long as you write on the forms why you are changing the plan. Have you received a progress report yet?? that is a report inbetween IEP's that tells you how she is doing on her IEP goals. Clearly that would probably not look so great (assuming her goals were related to her challenging areas) and that in and of itself needs to be addressed. It sounds like additional goals and accommodations may be needed. Please do not lose your IEP, they can be hard to come by if she needs more services. It gives you rights to ask for assistive technology (like word processing programs, extra time for tests and work, different formats for things, certain kinds of seating, a host of things...if you tell us of her specific issues we can brain storm with you, smile!) . IEP's cost the district money because of staff and for some kids equipment. However, they also get additional monies per student who is on an IEP. a 504 does not cost them money and since there is no legal way to monitor it, you are at the mercy of people doing the right thing. I would also suggest you keep a log of every time you communicate to anyone about her education. put when you show up to the school, who you talk to, the result of the conversation (did you get what you asked for or not? what did they say??) THis way if you ever have to go thru a formal procedure to get her needs met, you have documentation of your efforts and their negligence. Hearing officers love this![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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