IEP meeting

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Thank you Robin! I was told that you were the agency to call. I am not sure of the services that you offer, but any help would be great! i left a message, as there was no answer at the phone number listed below.

I have all paperwork, except for the IEP meeting, on my computer. I can send you testing results, recommendations, his last IEP, and PSSP via email. Would that be needed for the advocate to educate themselves before the meeting or helping in any way?

Thanks so much for your quick response.

Debbie Marcus

From: RLisme1@...To: DMarcus1025@...Sent: 9/1/2010 3:21:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight TimeSubj: Re: IEP meeting

Hi Debbie. I read your post on 's List. If you call me ASAP, I will do an intake to start a file. If you can fax over all the required paperwork to me tonight or tomorrow, I will get the file right over to an advocate. If they are unable to attend the meeting, then they can at least review the child's IEP and email you their recommendations for the IEP. Just remember that nothing on an IEP is ever written in stone. Once you have an advocate and have the IEP meeting, have the school fax us a copy of the newest IEP. Your advocate will review it and tell you whether you will need to call an Interim IEP so that things can be changed and your advocate should be scheduled to attend that meeting.

Please call me so I can answer any questions you might have and further assist you.

Warm Regards,

Robin LevineIntake CoordinatorFamily Network on Disabilitiesof Broward County, Inc.100 South s AvenueFt. Lauderdale, FL 33301Phone: Fax: 1-

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Hello all! I have been diligently reading all the emails, and figured this was the best venue to air my concerns.

My son, who is in 5th grade, has returned back to Public school after leaving two years ago to attend a private school. We realized, a week before this school year, that he would be best served in the system. We come with a complete academic evaluation and recommendations that were performed in May, as well as a social evaluation done through his camp (Child Provider Services), and a diagnosis of Aspergers, PDD, and a Learning Disability.

We have worked with CARD, as well as a private tutor over these past two years. My concern is this...it seems that I will be attending this IEP meeting alone, and from experience with this, I am not well equiped in recommending the necessary accomodations for my son. Although I am bringing those recomendations from the psychologist and from the personnel from CARD who observed my son at school, I still feel "unarmed."

When we left this school two years ago, it was not amicable. There has been more evidence of Adam's disabilities and it is quite clear that he needs help. The school admitted that when I showed them examples of his work from the summer. I am still quite concerned.

As a group, I ask for your advice. Would you seek to an advocate to bring with you, or are the recommendations and the work enough to help figure out which accomodations that are needed? This meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 7th. I have yet to return the paperwork stating that I would like for them to reevaluate him, or his IEP (and PSSP, from the Private school.)

Thank you all for your time. This has really been a trying time, and I am looking forward to being able to take a slight step back when all the necessary details are put into place.

Debbie Marcus