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>I am in Michigan, but will try to help. I work for a county-wide district

>that provides services to the entire county's 12 school districts.

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>Early childhood is somewhat different than K-12. They should be able to

>tell

>you that she will go to one of two or three places. The problems we have

>are

>not always being able to know what pre-schools we will be using, as it

>takes

>a new contract each year and the special education students aren't their

>first consideration. This is for those going to inclusion pre-schools. For

>the ECDD classrooms, they sometimes don't know how many they need until all

>the IEPs have been completed. Again, they should know the choices. Once the

>IEPs are done for all the students, they should then be able to tell you

>the

>one she will be attending.

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>As for the communication issue. In our district, a student has to meet

>certain criteria for a specific service. Once they no longer qualify for

>the

>service, those goals are removed unless they will be continued by the

>classroom teacher. We can only write goals for the services being provided.

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>Please feel free to e-mail me privately if you have any additional

>questions.

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>Laurie

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> > From: " A ADAMS " <justagram14@...>

> > Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:59:50 -0700

> > " lfitzger " <lfitzger@...>

> > Subject: Do You Have Any Suggestions For This Mom?

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> > From: " Wanha "

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> > Date: Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:52 pm

> > Subject: Removed Child from district

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> > Hi, I am hoping that someone can help me out with this as I have heard

>two

> > separate views on this and I am wondering if anyone can tell me what is

>truly

> > the law.

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> > I know that this can get a little complicated because some of the laws

>are

> > there

> > and then each state has their interpretation of the law but just if

>anyone has

> > gone through this and what they found out and what advice you can give

>me in

> > this matter.

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> > Last Monday, we had a meeting with our district to discuss my daughter.

>At the

> > meeting they were to give me options on what they would offer her when

>she

> > transitions when she is 3 years old. They gave me the old run around and

> > really

> > didn't give me an answer. Just said that they could not give me any

>options

> > until the spring for her placement next fall. According to the lawyer I

>have

> > spoken to they are supposed to have a plan in place when she turns 3 in

> > February. Right now they will not have this.

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> > Because nothing they told me at the meeting and other concerns that I

>have

> > with

> > the district and what they are offering her I told them at the meeting

>if they

> > would not pay for her to go to an oral deaf school in the Twin Cities

>then I

> > would remove her and take her on my own.

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> > My question really comes down to this. It was stated at the meeting that

>we

> > will need to keep our meeting next Monday and rewrite her whole plan.

>They

> > plan

> > to remove all her communication goals since she will not receive any

>services

> > from them in this area and then just write her plan with her physical

>therapy

> > goals. They will keep the DHH teacher as the case manager and she will

>have

> > some duties with the soundfield in the ECFE classroom that she is

>attending

> > through them. But that is all. Then someone told me that they can't take

>the

> > communication goals off of her plan. They have determined that this need

>is

> > there with my child and they need to continue to write goals to met this

>area.

> > Which is right? Do they have to have the goals on her plan or can they

>take

> > them off if she is no longer going to receive communication services

>from

> > them?

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> > Any help or advice in this matter would be appreciated.

> >

> > Mom of 4

> > Marcus 14

> > 12

> > Jon 10

> > Annika 2.5

> > Bilateral Clarion implant 3/1/04

> > Hookup 3/25/04

> > spastic diaplegic CP

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