How to get one-on-one para-pro?

[Guest guest]

It was suggested to us that we try to get the school to assign a

one-on-one para-pro for our daughter . She just turned 7, and

will be repeating the pre-school AI (autism impaired) program. I read

some info on the sLaw site, and it says that evaluations can be

used to help justify a one-on-one para-pro.

Has anyone here done that, and if so, what specific evaluations did

you find useful? doesn't really have extreme acting-out

behaviors...it's more to do with keeping her focused.

Thanks,

Dave

[Guest guest]

Hi Dave,

Firstly, why is a seven year old in preschool? Yes, evaluations can justify a

one to one para to assist with her education. If the IEP goals justify a one to

one para to help meet those goals, then yes an evaluation maybe helpful. There

are many types of evaluations. I would think an ed consultant with a background

in autism would be helpful in the evaluation. You would have to ask for and IEE

in an IEP meeting to justify the school paying for the evaluation. A private

eval can be costly and the school has to consider it not follow the

recommendations. The school has the right to request to evaluate first before

agreeing to an outside eval. You must justify why the school's eval is not

comprehensive to get an IEE approved.

Charlyne

dave4wd wrote: It was

suggested to us that we try to get the school to assign a

one-on-one para-pro for our daughter . She just turned 7, and

will be repeating the pre-school AI (autism impaired) program. I read

some info on the sLaw site, and it says that evaluations can be

used to help justify a one-on-one para-pro.

Has anyone here done that, and if so, what specific evaluations did

you find useful? doesn't really have extreme acting-out

behaviors...it's more to do with keeping her focused.

Thanks,

Dave