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<blockquote data-quote="looking4hope" data-source="post: 153358" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Welcome! I understand your concerns, as many of us, including myself, have been there. You may want to post this on the Special Education board, as the moderators there are excellent.</p><p></p><p>Here are my experiences, though, which might help. My school district did NOT accept the outside evaluations, but they did put it into his file. I would ask the Asst. Sup. for Special Education in your district what their policy is, but I would also cover all bases and ask the school to evaluate as well. To do this you need to write a letter to the school (I addressed mine to the principal) telling them why you think your child qualifies for Special Education (out of classroom due to behavior, medication/psychiatric evaluations, etc.) and ask them to test for disgraphia (his writing issue) and a full psychiatric profile. There are some good examples in the Special Education archives section.</p><p></p><p>If your school district says that he is qualified, then he can get the types of services you've requested. An IEP is mutually drafted by the parents and the support team, and since he's already on Occupational Therapist (OT) there should be an IEP in place. A rule I learned here and have found extremely helpful is to NOT sign an IEP at the meeting. Wait for the typed, final draft, take it home and discuss it with your husband, and then sign it.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="looking4hope, post: 153358, member: 4362"] Welcome! I understand your concerns, as many of us, including myself, have been there. You may want to post this on the Special Education board, as the moderators there are excellent. Here are my experiences, though, which might help. My school district did NOT accept the outside evaluations, but they did put it into his file. I would ask the Asst. Sup. for Special Education in your district what their policy is, but I would also cover all bases and ask the school to evaluate as well. To do this you need to write a letter to the school (I addressed mine to the principal) telling them why you think your child qualifies for Special Education (out of classroom due to behavior, medication/psychiatric evaluations, etc.) and ask them to test for disgraphia (his writing issue) and a full psychiatric profile. There are some good examples in the Special Education archives section. If your school district says that he is qualified, then he can get the types of services you've requested. An IEP is mutually drafted by the parents and the support team, and since he's already on Occupational Therapist (OT) there should be an IEP in place. A rule I learned here and have found extremely helpful is to NOT sign an IEP at the meeting. Wait for the typed, final draft, take it home and discuss it with your husband, and then sign it. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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