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<blockquote data-quote="Christy" data-source="post: 153734" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>In my opinion, as a mom of a child with an iep and as a former teacher, the school will probably be more that willing to offer accomadations such as the scribe and modifications in phys. ed. but the special services like Occupational Therapist (OT)/PT or the need for an aide if this becomes necessary will be more of a struggle because there services come at a cost for the school system. It is certainly not impossible but will require more meetings and convincing. In general, out of the school system evaluations, suggest a more intense level of service that the school system is willing to provide. For an example, if the evaluations suggests 4 hours a week of individual speech therapy, the school might provide 1 hour individual therapy and one hour group speech therapy. The outside evaluators are going to develop a plan to provide the best possible learning outcome. The school system is required to provide "free and appropriate" education to each student. There is a quote in the transcript of Brown vs. the Board of Education (the hearing responsible for IDEA laws) that says "the school system is not required to provided a cadillac when a sensible chevy will do" meaning that they must provide an adequate not excellent educational program. That being said, it is not impossible to get the services your child needs but it will require you to jump through hoops at times. Having as much documentation and advocacy as you can manage will better your chances. It sounds like you are on top of things and this will help!</p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p><p>Christy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christy, post: 153734, member: 225"] In my opinion, as a mom of a child with an iep and as a former teacher, the school will probably be more that willing to offer accomadations such as the scribe and modifications in phys. ed. but the special services like Occupational Therapist (OT)/PT or the need for an aide if this becomes necessary will be more of a struggle because there services come at a cost for the school system. It is certainly not impossible but will require more meetings and convincing. In general, out of the school system evaluations, suggest a more intense level of service that the school system is willing to provide. For an example, if the evaluations suggests 4 hours a week of individual speech therapy, the school might provide 1 hour individual therapy and one hour group speech therapy. The outside evaluators are going to develop a plan to provide the best possible learning outcome. The school system is required to provide "free and appropriate" education to each student. There is a quote in the transcript of Brown vs. the Board of Education (the hearing responsible for IDEA laws) that says "the school system is not required to provided a cadillac when a sensible chevy will do" meaning that they must provide an adequate not excellent educational program. That being said, it is not impossible to get the services your child needs but it will require you to jump through hoops at times. Having as much documentation and advocacy as you can manage will better your chances. It sounds like you are on top of things and this will help! Good Luck! Christy [/QUOTE]
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