monitoring in the classroom

[Guest guest]

Ok wake me up sometime today (sorry, I've been ill the past few weeks, and

quite out of

sorts when I have replied the past few days)...I used the Cleveland Clinic

Center for Autism

several years ago to do an educational assessment on my two children in the

Akron Public

Schools. I got a detailed assessment of the professional's opinion after she

observed in

the classroom and looking over my children's IEPs/MFEs. I use the information

today, and

it's been several years since that eval was done.

Sinclair did the observations and my two kids with autism were, at that

time, at the

same school, which helped her. She did both on the same day. She included

travel time

plus observations, and our total was $850 for the two kids, yet that was approx.

2002/2003. Times may have changed that figure.

She was quite observant, her report was thorough, and the school could not argue

with the

expertise of the Center. If you ever get to the point you need due process or

an attorney

involved, you'll have to get all this done anyways, and it takes time, so you

might as well

get all the sources out there that you can NOW, and more than likely, with

proper

negotiations, never need an atty, and the literally tens of thousands one would

have to pay

in legal fees to do so.

The school sknow that we parents have huge out of pocket expenses for our kids

and

cannot always afford years of litigation. One must get as educated on the law

and their

child's specific educational needs and remain as calm as they can in meetings,

yet firm and

slightly agressive, It's a tricky cliff to sit on.

[Guest guest]

BTDT...had my evaluation through the Cleveland Clinic and can say

you got the brass ring with Sinclair. My school system

cried, whinned, balked, sent nasty grams about the evaluation and

still ended up following/fixing everything in it. It is a great

thing to have during any negotiations. How secure it this

place...how feely can we talk...I am a big believer in us parents

getting what the law requires and I believe it can happen, but who

can see what we write.

--- In , " theautismguru " <theautismguru@...>

wrote:

>

> Ok wake me up sometime today (sorry, I've been ill the past few

weeks, and quite out of

> sorts when I have replied the past few days)...I used the

Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism

> several years ago to do an educational assessment on my two

children in the Akron Public

> Schools. I got a detailed assessment of the professional's

opinion after she observed in

> the classroom and looking over my children's IEPs/MFEs. I use the

information today, and

> it's been several years since that eval was done.

> Sinclair did the observations and my two kids with autism

were, at that time, at the

> same school, which helped her. She did both on the same day. She

included travel time

> plus observations, and our total was $850 for the two kids, yet

that was approx.

> 2002/2003. Times may have changed that figure.

> She was quite observant, her report was thorough, and the school

could not argue with the

> expertise of the Center. If you ever get to the point you need

due process or an attorney

> involved, you'll have to get all this done anyways, and it takes

time, so you might as well

> get all the sources out there that you can NOW, and more than

likely, with proper

> negotiations, never need an atty, and the literally tens of

thousands one would have to pay

> in legal fees to do so.

> The school sknow that we parents have huge out of pocket expenses

for our kids and

> cannot always afford years of litigation. One must get as

educated on the law and their

> child's specific educational needs and remain as calm as they can

in meetings, yet firm and

> slightly agressive, It's a tricky cliff to sit on.

>

>