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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 82161" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>She's a saint, indeed. This is an absurd situation. This administration has set her and the students up for failure. Lack of work materials is more than enough for your wife to deal with; add in +/-80% of her students with-LDs and ODD behaviors is over-the-top.</p><p></p><p>I hope more teachers can give some insight for potential handling. </p><p></p><p>Educating students with disabilities in the US is governed by IDEA 2004 (students with-IEPs) and a Civil Rights Law known as Section 504 (students with Section 504 plans). IDEA is enforced by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and US Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Your State Education Agency (Special Education Division) also bares responsibility for ensuring that school districts within the State enforce these laws.</p><p></p><p>In your situation, I'd be tempted to write a letter addressed to the three entities requesting a full-scale investigation into the matters (without red-flagging the District of their intent) -- including that the District be put on a monitoring program. </p><p></p><p>How to outline potential items that need investigating:</p><p>*IEPs and Section 504s are not being implemented</p><p>*classrooms do not have books, work books and related instructional material</p><p>*some mainstream classes with-25+ students have 50%+ IEP/Section 504 students and no paraprofessional(s) for the teachers</p><p>*re-evaluations are not being done</p><p>etc., etc., etc.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how seriously an anonymous letter would be taken, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. If you decide to take action along these lines, be sure and send the letters via Certified Mail. It will add credence to the letters, but more importantly circumvent denial of "we didn't get the letter; we didn't know." </p><p></p><p>If that doesn't get some noticable action within 3 - 4 weeks, I'd pass the letter along to the local newspaper and/or television news. (Might do it anyway.)</p><p></p><p>You'll find addresses for OSEP and OCR in the following links.</p><p><a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 82161, member: 23"] She's a saint, indeed. This is an absurd situation. This administration has set her and the students up for failure. Lack of work materials is more than enough for your wife to deal with; add in +/-80% of her students with-LDs and ODD behaviors is over-the-top. I hope more teachers can give some insight for potential handling. Educating students with disabilities in the US is governed by IDEA 2004 (students with-IEPs) and a Civil Rights Law known as Section 504 (students with Section 504 plans). IDEA is enforced by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and US Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Your State Education Agency (Special Education Division) also bares responsibility for ensuring that school districts within the State enforce these laws. In your situation, I'd be tempted to write a letter addressed to the three entities requesting a full-scale investigation into the matters (without red-flagging the District of their intent) -- including that the District be put on a monitoring program. How to outline potential items that need investigating: *IEPs and Section 504s are not being implemented *classrooms do not have books, work books and related instructional material *some mainstream classes with-25+ students have 50%+ IEP/Section 504 students and no paraprofessional(s) for the teachers *re-evaluations are not being done etc., etc., etc. I don't know how seriously an anonymous letter would be taken, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. If you decide to take action along these lines, be sure and send the letters via Certified Mail. It will add credence to the letters, but more importantly circumvent denial of "we didn't get the letter; we didn't know." If that doesn't get some noticable action within 3 - 4 weeks, I'd pass the letter along to the local newspaper and/or television news. (Might do it anyway.) You'll find addresses for OSEP and OCR in the following links. [url="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html"]http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html[/url] [url="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html"]http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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