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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 7179" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>I think your sd is not doing their job.</p><p></p><p>There are still some school districts out there that will tell a parent that unless the child has failing grades, the child can not qualify for an IEP. This is false.</p><p></p><p>There are still some school districts that will tell a parent that they don't worry about the failing until a child is 2 years behind. This is true.</p><p></p><p>If you want to get anything done, it sounds as if you're going to have to parent refer your son for evaluation. You can do that by sending a letter to the sd. It's very important to send it via Certified Mail. The sd has to adhere to a timeline and the CM kicks that timeline in.</p><p></p><p>Due to your son's handwriting problems, I'd specifically request that an Occupational Therapy evaluation also be performed.</p><p></p><p>To be blunt, it wouldn't suprise me that when the evaluation is completed the sd's report will say that difficult child does not qualify. Hope I'm wrong.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that if you do not agree with the sd's findings for any reason, you should request an IEE. (Yes, this is sometimes a long process -- actually it is more times than not.)</p><p></p><p>I've experienced the same problem your family is having. I did so much support for difficult child, that the sd didn't "see" a need for an IEP. I finally had to back off.</p><p></p><p>See info at <a href="http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/elig.sld.osep.felton.htm" target="_blank">http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/elig.sld.osep.felton.htm</a> involving OSEP and "These children are not failing because they are not being allowed to fail. Parents and teachers are giving this type of support because they understand the devastation that comes with failure. "</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/chronic-school-failure.140/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/chronic-school-failure.140/</a> pertains to ADHD information from the Office of Special Education. There are other threads in the Sp Ed Archives that may be of benefit for you. There's a Getting Started thread that will explain some of the parents' and students' rights regarding IDEA/IEP and info on IEEs also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 7179, member: 23"] I think your sd is not doing their job. There are still some school districts out there that will tell a parent that unless the child has failing grades, the child can not qualify for an IEP. This is false. There are still some school districts that will tell a parent that they don't worry about the failing until a child is 2 years behind. This is true. If you want to get anything done, it sounds as if you're going to have to parent refer your son for evaluation. You can do that by sending a letter to the sd. It's very important to send it via Certified Mail. The sd has to adhere to a timeline and the CM kicks that timeline in. Due to your son's handwriting problems, I'd specifically request that an Occupational Therapy evaluation also be performed. To be blunt, it wouldn't suprise me that when the evaluation is completed the sd's report will say that difficult child does not qualify. Hope I'm wrong. Keep in mind that if you do not agree with the sd's findings for any reason, you should request an IEE. (Yes, this is sometimes a long process -- actually it is more times than not.) I've experienced the same problem your family is having. I did so much support for difficult child, that the sd didn't "see" a need for an IEP. I finally had to back off. See info at [url]http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/elig.sld.osep.felton.htm[/url] involving OSEP and "These children are not failing because they are not being allowed to fail. Parents and teachers are giving this type of support because they understand the devastation that comes with failure. " [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/chronic-school-failure.140/[/url] pertains to ADHD information from the Office of Special Education. There are other threads in the Sp Ed Archives that may be of benefit for you. There's a Getting Started thread that will explain some of the parents' and students' rights regarding IDEA/IEP and info on IEEs also. [/QUOTE]
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