Re: Reevaluation & Changes To IEP

[Guest guest]

Tim,

Yes, you should be able to request that both items be addressed at one IEP meeting. You should send a written request to the school for an IEP meeting and state that they should allow at least two hours for the meeting. They cannot limit you to a specific time or rush you.

Then go to the meeting with an agenda and make copies for everyone there so that they know what topics you want to discuss and that the meeting is not over until all topics are covered.

We have and still are going through a similar issue with my son's school. He was having so many issues at school we requested a small group instructional setting and were offered a BSP (behaviour support program) classroom at another school. We agreed only because we were not told that this classroom is primarily for conduct/opositional issues. They suspended our son three times within 9 weeks and he wasn't learning anything. They were chuncking 6 through 8th grade curricullum together and had my son on the 6th grade schedule.

We finally had the director of middle schools come to our meetings and we brought an advocate. We also sent letters to the school from my son's ABA therapist, psychiatrist, psychologist and from the dr from the autism center that did a resent assesssment on him that his placement was causing him to deteriorate. We sent them via return receipt mail with a cover letter asking that the IEP team review these so that they can discuss them at the meeting. We also requested that all the documents we sent be placed in our son's permanant file.

At the meeting we brought our son's ABA therapist and our advocate. The meeting ended up taking almost five hours and I was the one that finally had to end the meeting saying that we would have to reconvene. I said I wanted my son to start back into mainstream immediately and that we needed to develop a plan to make that happen.

Over the last month and a half my son is no longer being suspended, they totally revamped his behavior plan and he is being reintegrated into mainstream regular education two classes at a time. So far he is in regular ed with an aide for 4 out of 7 classes. By the end of the school year he should be totally mainstreamed but will have to still go to school over the summer in what they call a "bridges" program to help him bridge from 8th grade to 9th.

Depending on how long your son has been in this program, he will probably need to be transitioned out of it slowly. For instance, two periods at a time or whatever you think he can handle. You certainly don't want him to start having issues and them saying that this proves their case.

It has taken a lot of hard work and caused us a lot of heart ache but we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel...

I hope I haven't lost you in my story and this is of some benifit to you. ne

From: Tim Kay <timothyskay@...>Subject: ( ) Reevaluation & Changes To IEP Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 8:34 AM

I am fairly new to the group, and have only posted one other time. I have an 8 year old son with Aspergers. He is in a Therapeutic Emotional Support (TES) classroom. My wife and I believe that he is ready to return to his local school, in a regular education classroom, with an aide.

My wife and I believe that the TES classroom is no longer helping our son. They are not challenging him academically. And this is causing him to act up, because he is bored. He makes fun of the other kids when they take to long to get the correct answer, or they get it wrong. I don't think he is doing this with a mean spirit. I just don't think that he understands why they don't find it as easy as he does.

So at his last IEP meeting, (that I requested) I order my son to be reevaluated. This included Intelligence and Academic testing, and a review of records.

The testing was completed on Friday. I received an email from my son's teacher stating that they need to complete the reevaluation process. This includes scoring and evaluating the data of the test. In my opinion this should take less than 10 minutes, and should have been done immediately following my son's completion of the test. The teacher also says that she will be faxing a scale to rate the testing to the test administrator. And she said that the school district will send us the results, and we will have a meeting to discuss it.

And then we will have to have yet another meeting to discuss any changes to his IEP. The school year will be over before all of that happens. My questions are, is it necessary to have two separate meetings? And do you feel like I do, that they are dragging this out as much as possible, because they know I want my son out of this school?

I will be contacting our Parent Advocate and get her input as well. I just want to hear from this group also. Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Tim

[Guest guest]

Tim,

The school has 30 days from the day you request the evaulation process be

started to complete and call the IEP meeting. This is the LAW.

If it were me I would simply send a letter to the school reiterting that on

(whatever date) you requested with (whoever the principle is) that and re

evaluation of your son be completed so a new IEP could be put in place. Explain

the calls and correspondance you've recieved and that your distressed in

thinking that this process won't be completed before the end of the school year.

Remind them if you need to that according to law all evaluations should be

completed and an IEP meeting called withing 30 days of your request.

having said that... if your talking about an IEP for next year .. schools do

sometimes have IEP meetings over the summer break in fact twice they have done

that with my sons.

Just make sure that whatever conversations you have you follow them up with a

letter with dates and peoples names..because later if they take their time there

will be a record stating what day the request took place. As i'm sure you know

with any other legal matters saying you requested one is very different than

being able to prove you did so make sure you put the date you requested it on

the letter you send. This should hurry them along.

Also keep in mind that altho reminding them about the LAW will warm their butts

and get things moving it will also put you in a possible confrontational view

with them so tread lightly if it's possible.

Tami Skinner

tjskinner1@...

>

> I am fairly new to the group, and have only posted one other time. I have an 8

> year old son with Aspergers. He is in a Therapeutic Emotional Support (TES)

> classroom. My wife and I believe that he is ready to return to his local

school,

> in a regular education classroom, with an aide.

>

>  

> My wife and I believe that the TES classroom is no longer helping our son.

They

> are not challenging him academically. And this is causing him to act up,

because

> he is bored. He makes fun of the other kids when they take to long to get the

> correct answer, or they get it wrong. I don't think he is doing this with a

mean

> spirit. I just don't think that he understands why they don't find it as easy

as

> he does.

>

>  

> So at his last IEP meeting, (that I requested) I order my son to be

reevaluated.

> This included Intelligence and Academic testing, and a review of records.

>

>  

> The testing was completed on Friday. I received an email from my son's teacher

> stating that they need to complete the reevaluation process. This includes

> scoring and evaluating the data of the test. In my opinion this should take

less

> than 10 minutes, and should have been done immediately following my son's

> completion of the test. The teacher also says that she will be faxing a scale

to

> rate the testing to the test administrator. And she said that the school

> district will send us the results, and we will have a meeting to discuss it.

>

>  

> And then we will have to have yet another meeting to discuss any changes to

his

> IEP. The school year will be over before all of that happens. My questions

are,

> is it necessary to have two separate meetings? And do you feel like I do, that

> they are dragging this out as much as possible, because they know I want my

son

> out of this school?

>  

> I will be contacting our Parent Advocate and get her input as well. I just

want

> to hear from this group also. Any and all help is appreciated.

>

>  

> Thanks,

> Tim

>

[Guest guest]

Tami, I believe it is 60 days from the time consent is given. One of the things I have heard is when you request the eval you should also give consent within the written letter and that is where the 60 days will start....CarolynSent from my iPadOn Mar 16, 2011, at 7:31 AM, "Tami" <tskin49837@...> wrote:

Tim,

The school has 30 days from the day you request the evaulation process be started to complete and call the IEP meeting. This is the LAW.

If it were me I would simply send a letter to the school reiterting that on (whatever date) you requested with (whoever the principle is) that and re evaluation of your son be completed so a new IEP could be put in place. Explain the calls and correspondance you've recieved and that your distressed in thinking that this process won't be completed before the end of the school year. Remind them if you need to that according to law all evaluations should be completed and an IEP meeting called withing 30 days of your request.

having said that... if your talking about an IEP for next year .. schools do sometimes have IEP meetings over the summer break in fact twice they have done that with my sons.

Just make sure that whatever conversations you have you follow them up with a letter with dates and peoples names..because later if they take their time there will be a record stating what day the request took place. As i'm sure you know with any other legal matters saying you requested one is very different than being able to prove you did so make sure you put the date you requested it on the letter you send. This should hurry them along.

Also keep in mind that altho reminding them about the LAW will warm their butts and get things moving it will also put you in a possible confrontational view with them so tread lightly if it's possible.

Tami Skinner

tjskinner1@...

>

> I am fairly new to the group, and have only posted one other time. I have an 8

> year old son with Aspergers. He is in a Therapeutic Emotional Support (TES)

> classroom. My wife and I believe that he is ready to return to his local school,

> in a regular education classroom, with an aide.

>

>

> My wife and I believe that the TES classroom is no longer helping our son. They

> are not challenging him academically. And this is causing him to act up, because

> he is bored. He makes fun of the other kids when they take to long to get the

> correct answer, or they get it wrong. I don't think he is doing this with a mean

> spirit. I just don't think that he understands why they don't find it as easy as

> he does.

>

>

> So at his last IEP meeting, (that I requested) I order my son to be reevaluated.

> This included Intelligence and Academic testing, and a review of records.

>

>

> The testing was completed on Friday. I received an email from my son's teacher

> stating that they need to complete the reevaluation process. This includes

> scoring and evaluating the data of the test. In my opinion this should take less

> than 10 minutes, and should have been done immediately following my son's

> completion of the test. The teacher also says that she will be faxing a scale to

> rate the testing to the test administrator. And she said that the school

> district will send us the results, and we will have a meeting to discuss it.

>

>

> And then we will have to have yet another meeting to discuss any changes to his

> IEP. The school year will be over before all of that happens. My questions are,

> is it necessary to have two separate meetings? And do you feel like I do, that

> they are dragging this out as much as possible, because they know I want my son

> out of this school?

>

> I will be contacting our Parent Advocate and get her input as well. I just want

> to hear from this group also. Any and all help is appreciated.

>

>

> Thanks,

> Tim

>

[Guest guest]

Carolyn,

looked it back up your right 60 days from the date of consent (the day you

signed giving consent for evaluations.. here is the direct link to IDEA2004:)

http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/law/section1414.pdf

Tami

> > >

> > > I am fairly new to the group, and have only posted one other time. I have

an 8

> > > year old son with Aspergers. He is in a Therapeutic Emotional Support

(TES)

> > > classroom. My wife and I believe that he is ready to return to his local

school,

> > > in a regular education classroom, with an aide.

> > >

> > >

> > > My wife and I believe that the TES classroom is no longer helping our son.

They

> > > are not challenging him academically. And this is causing him to act up,

because

> > > he is bored. He makes fun of the other kids when they take to long to get

the

> > > correct answer, or they get it wrong. I don't think he is doing this with

a mean

> > > spirit. I just don't think that he understands why they don't find it as

easy as

> > > he does.

> > >

> > >

> > > So at his last IEP meeting, (that I requested) I order my son to be

reevaluated.

> > > This included Intelligence and Academic testing, and a review of records.

> > >

> > >

> > > The testing was completed on Friday. I received an email from my son's

teacher

> > > stating that they need to complete the reevaluation process. This includes

> > > scoring and evaluating the data of the test. In my opinion this should

take less

> > > than 10 minutes, and should have been done immediately following my son's

> > > completion of the test. The teacher also says that she will be faxing a

scale to

> > > rate the testing to the test administrator. And she said that the school

> > > district will send us the results, and we will have a meeting to discuss

it.

> > >

> > >

> > > And then we will have to have yet another meeting to discuss any changes

to his

> > > IEP. The school year will be over before all of that happens. My questions

are,

> > > is it necessary to have two separate meetings? And do you feel like I do,

that

> > > they are dragging this out as much as possible, because they know I want

my son

> > > out of this school?

> > >

> > > I will be contacting our Parent Advocate and get her input as well. I just

want

> > > to hear from this group also. Any and all help is appreciated.

> > >

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Tim

> > >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

This is the timeline for the initial evaluation, not for a re-evaluation. Consult your state regulations to see if the state has put up a timeline for re-evaluations.

Roxanna

“Our lives begin to end the day we

become silent about things that matter.†- Luther King, Jr.

( ) Re: Reevaluation & Changes To IEP

Carolyn,

looked it back up your right 60 days from the date of consent (the day you signed giving consent for evaluations.. here is the direct link to IDEA2004:)

http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/law/section1414.pdf

Tami

> > >

> > > I am fairly new to the group, and have only posted one other time. I have an 8

> > > year old son with Aspergers. He is in a Therapeutic Emotional Support (TES)

> > > classroom. My wife and I believe that he is ready to return to his local school,

> > > in a regular education classroom, with an aide.

> > >

> > >

> > > My wife and I believe that the TES classroom is no longer helping our son. They

> > > are not challenging him academically. And this is causing him to act up, because

> > > he is bored. He makes fun of the other kids when they take to long to get the

> > > correct answer, or they get it wrong. I don't think he is doing this with a mean

> > > spirit. I just don't think that he understands why they don't find it as easy as

> > > he does.

> > >

> > >

> > > So at his last IEP meeting, (that I requested) I order my son to be reevaluated.

> > > This included Intelligence and Academic testing, and a review of records.

> > >

> > >

> > > The testing was completed on Friday. I received an email from my son's teacher

> > > stating that they need to complete the reevaluation process. This includes

> > > scoring and evaluating the data of the test. In my opinion this should take less

> > > than 10 minutes, and should have been done immediately following my son's

> > > completion of the test. The teacher also says that she will be faxing a scale to

> > > rate the testing to the test administrator. And she said that the school

> > > district will send us the results, and we will have a meeting to discuss it.

> > >

> > >

> > > And then we will have to have yet another meeting to discuss any changes to his

> > > IEP. The school year will be over before all of that happens. My questions are,

> > > is it necessary to have two separate meetings? And do you feel like I do, that

> > > they are dragging this out as much as possible, because they know I want my son

> > > out of this school?

> > >

> > > I will be contacting our Parent Advocate and get her input as well. I just want

> > > to hear from this group also. Any and all help is appreciated.

> > >

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Tim

> > >

> >

> >

>