How do I ask for more from the school?

August 1, 2009

At last weeks IEP meeting the new private school for kids

DIDN'T provide any Behavior Intervention Plan to address

my daughter's school refusal.

There is an expectation that I should reduce her anxiety with

medication and with therapy. I have set that all up but I

just know we won't have enough medication in place by Sept.

And there has to be a behaviorist on board to support the

private school.

I want to ask the school district to provide a behaviorist from a joint

commission the school has. Someone they used before.

I know they are going to FREAK out. They are going to say we are paying $40,000

for a private school and now you want more!!!

Well I will provide the private behaviorist from Yale but there

has to be someone in the school to coach the teachers.

I can't afford that too and I don't think it makes sense

to have Yale consult over the phone with teachers and Yale

has not even met my daughter. They are just providing training

to me.

I have a lawyer but I have exhausted my savings paying them

this year. I need to just try to handle more advocating myself.

How do you think I can advocate for this? The school

district wrote in the IEP if attendance doesn't improve

they are putting her back on home instruction.

I want to ask for behaviorist join the team to meet weekly

with parents at school and my daughter. And I will keep

up with our private behaviorist. I want to ask for 1:1 services

scheduled in the morning to extend her morning.

Pam

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