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<blockquote data-quote="TiredSoul" data-source="post: 462618" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>Thanks everyone. A couple things - I do NOT want to meet with them. It is true insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over (meeting with them) and expect different results. I feel like it is me, on their turf, up against all their staff, sitting around a table, with them pushing back at me. I am not going to do it anymore if I don't have to. It causes me waaaaaay to much anxiety and I just plain and simple have never accomplished anything meeting with them. It's been 4 years and I am SERIOUSLY considering changing schools. I just don't really know how to go about it. (Same district, different district, do I have to detail everything we have been through, etc?)</p><p></p><p>I emailed his two teachers and Special Education teacher with a few issues and some suggestions for how they can be resolved. I asked for them to get back to me by the end of this week. I explained I would not be able to meet in person with them and that I am choosing to correspond with them via email. They wrote back and insisted we meet. I wrote back and explained in detail why I will not meet at this time and that the issues still need to be resolved.</p><p></p><p>I am just curious if they can require me to meet with them - or if they still need to address my concerns.</p><p></p><p>One request is for reduced homework and I went to great lengths to explain why we need that. Another request is for me to know EXACTLY what the homework assignment is - we dealt with this ALL YEAR last year. Another is to explain how punitive measures will not do one thing to help difficult child be successful and how they need to stop treating difficult child and his disorder (ADHD) like he is just unmotivated and defiant. I explained the the meltdowns in the evenings around homework and how his medication has worn off and he cannot concentrate, etc and their reply was he would miss recess. Well I explained to them how withholding recess from a child with ADHD is disastrous, not to mention they would be punishing him for his inability to concentrate due to his disorder. Not cool in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>Also - we have never been asked to sign an IEP. I read a lot about making sure not to sign if you disagree. Our district does not ask for a signature other than the page stating who was in attendance at the meeting.</p><p></p><p>Any additional info would be very helpful!</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Jules</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiredSoul, post: 462618, member: 3930"] Thanks everyone. A couple things - I do NOT want to meet with them. It is true insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over (meeting with them) and expect different results. I feel like it is me, on their turf, up against all their staff, sitting around a table, with them pushing back at me. I am not going to do it anymore if I don't have to. It causes me waaaaaay to much anxiety and I just plain and simple have never accomplished anything meeting with them. It's been 4 years and I am SERIOUSLY considering changing schools. I just don't really know how to go about it. (Same district, different district, do I have to detail everything we have been through, etc?) I emailed his two teachers and Special Education teacher with a few issues and some suggestions for how they can be resolved. I asked for them to get back to me by the end of this week. I explained I would not be able to meet in person with them and that I am choosing to correspond with them via email. They wrote back and insisted we meet. I wrote back and explained in detail why I will not meet at this time and that the issues still need to be resolved. I am just curious if they can require me to meet with them - or if they still need to address my concerns. One request is for reduced homework and I went to great lengths to explain why we need that. Another request is for me to know EXACTLY what the homework assignment is - we dealt with this ALL YEAR last year. Another is to explain how punitive measures will not do one thing to help difficult child be successful and how they need to stop treating difficult child and his disorder (ADHD) like he is just unmotivated and defiant. I explained the the meltdowns in the evenings around homework and how his medication has worn off and he cannot concentrate, etc and their reply was he would miss recess. Well I explained to them how withholding recess from a child with ADHD is disastrous, not to mention they would be punishing him for his inability to concentrate due to his disorder. Not cool in my opinion. Also - we have never been asked to sign an IEP. I read a lot about making sure not to sign if you disagree. Our district does not ask for a signature other than the page stating who was in attendance at the meeting. Any additional info would be very helpful! Thanks, Jules [/QUOTE]
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