Re: Question: EBD Cluster to Mainstream Middle-Losing Mckay & Services

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Go to due process. His placement will have to remain the same until the due process is complete. You need to get an attorney. There is an advocate who works for free who can help you with this. Her name is Montalbano (I think the spelling is correct). Someone on this list serve must have her email address. You either need to hire an attorney (which would be my first suggestion) or work with an experience advocate you can afford. Seeing how is both experienced and affordable (free) you may want to go that path.

Why is a VE cluster not an option? Have you checked out South Florida Autism Charter School? It is free and sounds like it would fit your needs nicely.

Question: EBD Cluster to Mainstream Middle-Losing Mckay & Services

My ASD son is in the EBD cluster in 5th grade. He has severe behavior issues and mental health problems. He has an average IQ and is high functioning. We want him staffed to a center school next year, as mainstream middle has no cluster or services to accommodate his needs. VE cluster is not an option. He has never been mainstreamed and his most recent psycho/educational eval clearly states he needs to be in a highly structured environment with a behavior plan and the same support services he receives now. My son has been Baker Acted 3x and tried to kill himself over the holidays. He could never handle the rigors of mainstream middle classes, homework or social issues. PROBLEM: The brainiac program specialist will not sign off on the center school placement 'cause there is not enough data to support the staffing. She is insisting on mainstream middle.

We will lose his high matrix number all of our McKay funding when they take away his services in middle, so private school will not be an option. The IEP meeting was supposed to be this week, but we canceled it until we can figure out what to do next. Anyone have any creative ideas? I really don't understand how the School Board of Broward County can be so cruel. Please, if you have any ideas, please let me know. Can't afford an attorney.

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My daughter is in a similar situation... She is in 5th grade and was scheduled to go to mainstream middle school.  Her situation is a little more complicated as she has been in a residential treatment facility for the last 6 months and I do not know exactly when she will be home.

 I hired an education attorney to help me wade through the process.  He sent a letter to the school board and they have already been in touch with me to find out more information.  I don't know where we will end up, but I was not comfortable doing this without professional support to protect her rights.

 If you would like more information, please email me privately.-- Have a lovely day!

 

Jean

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Hi ,

Does your son have a behavior plan now?  What does his most current IEP state?

~Michele

 

My ASD son is in the EBD cluster in 5th grade. He has severe behavior issues and mental health problems. He has an average IQ and is high functioning. We want him staffed to a center school next year, as mainstream middle has no cluster or services to accommodate his needs. VE cluster is not an option. He has never been mainstreamed and his most recent psycho/educational eval clearly states he needs to be in a highly structured environment with a behavior plan and the same support services he receives now. My son has been Baker Acted 3x and tried to kill himself over the holidays. He could never handle the rigors of mainstream middle classes, homework or social issues. PROBLEM: The brainiac program specialist will not sign off on the center school placement 'cause there is not enough data to support the staffing. She is insisting on mainstream middle.

We will lose his high matrix number all of our McKay funding when they take away his services in middle, so private school will not be an option. The IEP meeting was supposed to be this week, but we canceled it until we can figure out what to do next. Anyone have any creative ideas? I really don't understand how the School Board of Broward County can be so cruel. Please, if you have any ideas, please let me know. Can't afford an attorney.

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zandersmom99@...> wrote:

>Go to due process. His placement will have to remain the same until the due

process is complete. You need to get an attorney. There is an advocate who

works for free who can help you with this. Her name is Montalbano (I

think the spelling is correct). Someone on this list serve must have her email

address. You either need to hire an attorney (which would be my first

suggestion) or work with an experience advocate you can afford. Seeing how

is both experienced and affordable (free) you may want to go that path.

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>Why is a VE cluster not an option? Have you checked out South Florida Autism

Charter School? It is free and sounds like it would fit your needs nicely.

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>My ASD son is in the EBD cluster in 5th grade. He has severe behavior issues

and mental health problems. He has an average IQ and is high functioning. We

want him staffed to a center school next year, as mainstream middle has no

cluster or services to accommodate his needs. VE cluster is not an option. He

has never been mainstreamed and his most recent psycho/educational eval clearly

states he needs to be in a highly structured environment with a behavior plan

and the same support services he receives now. My son has been Baker Acted 3x

and tried to kill himself over the holidays. He could never handle the rigors of

mainstream middle classes, homework or social issues. PROBLEM: The brainiac

program specialist will not sign off on the center school placement 'cause there

is not enough data to support the staffing. She is insisting on mainstream

middle.

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>We will lose his high matrix number all of our McKay funding when they take

away his services in middle, so private school will not be an option. The IEP

meeting was supposed to be this week, but we canceled it until we can figure out

what to do next. Anyone have any creative ideas? I really don't understand how

the School Board of Broward County can be so cruel. Please, if you have any

ideas, please let me know. Can't afford an attorney.

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Sent from my Cellular South Galaxy S

zandersmom99@...> wrote:

>Go to due process. His placement will have to remain the same until the due

process is complete. You need to get an attorney. There is an advocate who

works for free who can help you with this. Her name is Montalbano (I

think the spelling is correct). Someone on this list serve must have her email

address. You either need to hire an attorney (which would be my first

suggestion) or work with an experience advocate you can afford. Seeing how

is both experienced and affordable (free) you may want to go that path.

>

>Why is a VE cluster not an option? Have you checked out South Florida Autism

Charter School? It is free and sounds like it would fit your needs nicely.

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> Question: EBD Cluster to Mainstream Middle-Losing Mckay

& Services

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>My ASD son is in the EBD cluster in 5th grade. He has severe behavior issues

and mental health problems. He has an average IQ and is high functioning. We

want him staffed to a center school next year, as mainstream middle has no

cluster or services to accommodate his needs. VE cluster is not an option. He

has never been mainstreamed and his most recent psycho/educational eval clearly

states he needs to be in a highly structured environment with a behavior plan

and the same support services he receives now. My son has been Baker Acted 3x

and tried to kill himself over the holidays. He could never handle the rigors of

mainstream middle classes, homework or social issues. PROBLEM: The brainiac

program specialist will not sign off on the center school placement 'cause there

is not enough data to support the staffing. She is insisting on mainstream

middle.

>

>We will lose his high matrix number all of our McKay funding when they take

away his services in middle, so private school will not be an option. The IEP

meeting was supposed to be this week, but we canceled it until we can figure out

what to do next. Anyone have any creative ideas? I really don't understand how

the School Board of Broward County can be so cruel. Please, if you have any

ideas, please let me know. Can't afford an attorney.

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Hi!

Do you have Montalbano's phone number or how I can get it touch with her?

In March I withdrew my son from public school, I requested help from the

district for math and reading. I did not hear from them until now and they want

to meet with me to discuss my son's needs. I had an advocate but I used all my

hours.

Thank you,

Peggy

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Re: Question: EBD Cluster to Mainstream Middle-Losing Mckay & Services

Hi!

Do you have Montalbano's phone number or how I can get it touch with her? In March I withdrew my son from public school, I requested help from the district for math and reading. I did not hear from them until now and they want to meet with me to discuss my son's needs. I had an advocate but I used all my hours.

Thank you,

Peggy

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urania32@...

Re: Question: EBD Cluster to Mainstream Middle-Losing Mckay & Services

Hi!

Do you have Montalbano's phone number or how I can get it touch with her? In March I withdrew my son from public school, I requested help from the district for math and reading. I did not hear from them until now and they want to meet with me to discuss my son's needs. I had an advocate but I used all my hours.

Thank you,

Peggy