Re: putting one over on sped, LOL

August 22, 2002

Beth,

I am so happy for Austin! This gives him a great opportunity to win over

the teacher, who btw, must be a gem!!!! So rare to find " veteran " teachers

in favor of inclusion!! LOL! Hey im a veteran - so no offense to anyone!!!

One thing - just remember to document it all and write that letter requesting

an IEP!!!! You go! YEAH!

Soon, beth, soon they will be off on that little yellow school bus...... And

then before you know it, youll be taking them off to college! OMG! LOL

~ Mom to 11 DS and Diabetes Type 1 and 8 NY

August 25, 2002

In a message dated 8/22/2002 3:29:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

djackht@... writes:

> By my figuring, once he's in a reg. ed classroom, going by the previous IEP,

> and doing fine of course, what could they possibly say or do to change it?

> NOTHING! I am just cracking up! It might not be exactly legal, but it

> works

> for me. The IEP is from a school corp. that they have a coop with for

> sped,

> so it should be accepted, anyway, it states that his LRE is a reg. ed

> classroom.

>

location location location

I've always refused a " temporary " assignment for any of my kids in a

placement that wasn't what we ultimately wanted for the same reason... once

the kids is in a certain classroom it's really difficult to get them moved

- Becky

mom to (13 GT/dyslexic) (DS 10) (8 GT/CAPD)

August 25, 2002

In a message dated 8/25/2002 11:53:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

RSYOSH@... writes:

> once

> the kids is in a certain classroom it's really difficult to get them moved

>

> You might want to check your state regs on this one. If a child fails to

> make academic progress, the school system could very well move the child to

> a segregated classroom and the parent would have to go to due process to

> move the child back. In some states, like VA, the school system must go to

> due process if they cannot obtain parental consent for change in placement.

> You need to know what your state regs say.

Cheryl in VA

August 25, 2002

,

You are too young to have CRS!

August 25, 2002

Thanks to everyone giving me advice on this matter. I have it under control,

i think. I get so much helpful information, not to mention have an advocate

on top of it too, I know it will work out ok. We had the case conference

last friday, and got inclusion, just like we wanted. This school system is

very small, and the sped director quit at the last minute. That's ok.

Austin's teacher called me tonight, just to make sure that Austin would be on

the bus in the am, so she could meet him. She did this on her own, as his

brother will be taking him to class every day. She's an older teacher, but

she's open. She also knows that if it seems that Austin is having a hard

time with the cirriculum, all she has to do is call, and we'll set a

conference up to modify it for him. Thanks to everyone!

Beth, mom to Austin, 5/ds, and Dakota, 5

August 25, 2002

Cheryl,

What is the allowable time for a Sped child to ride a school bus in VA?

I know we talked about this before, but I have CRS.

August 25, 2002

Don't forget that if the district tries to move the child to a more

segregated placement, filing a due process also allows parents to invoke

stay-put and keep the last agreed upon IEP and placement in effect.

Seems like there has been an increase in LEA's unwillingness to include

children with DS lately--not reassuring or a good time to be complacent.

Judi

Re: putting one over on sped, LOL

In a message dated 8/25/2002 11:53:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

RSYOSH@... writes:

> once

> the kids is in a certain classroom it's really difficult to get them

moved

>

> You might want to check your state regs on this one. If a child fails

to

> make academic progress, the school system could very well move the

child to

> a segregated classroom and the parent would have to go to due process

to

> move the child back. In some states, like VA, the school system must

go to

> due process if they cannot obtain parental consent for change in

placement.

> You need to know what your state regs say.

Cheryl in VA

August 26, 2002

In a message dated Sun, 25 Aug 2002 7:19:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,

cindysue@... writes:

> What is the allowable time for a Sped child to ride a

> school bus in VA?

,

The transportation regs are currently undgoing revision. I have " heard " in the

past that an hour was the limit for a reasonable time to spend on the bus. I

checked the proposed regs and found no reference to time. I called Pupil

Transportation and asked them ... guess what ... they said , " Gee no one has

ever asked us that and after putting me on hold and going around the dept, they

said it is not addressed in the regs, it is up to the individual LEAs and if a

parent has a problem that is not resolved with LEA, the next step would be to

contact VDOE. Of course, they mentioned that location should be considered,

longer rides are norm for rural areas. And if a child with a disability is

riding longer than a child without, that should be noted and mentioned.

Sorry, not much help today!

Cheryl

August 27, 2002

Do remember that in some states parents must put in writing that you are

invoking the " stay put " clause of IDEA. If your state is one of those, write a

letter and send it certified. That way they cannot move the child until the

hearing is over.

Elaine