IEP meeting

May 14, 2007

Whatever you do, do not sign permission for them to bill your insurance or medical card for the OT or Speech. They are required to do this by law and to pay for it. I had a client once whose daughter had CP and the school system used up all of the alloted hours of PT and OT during the school year leaving the child with none all summer long. Also remember that the school system is not required to provide anything for your child until he is in kindergarten. Preschool programs are programs that not all school systems have, so any rights your child has will be at the local level on this one. Marilyn Pyles Athens, GA <jenniferdoxakis@...> wrote: My 3 yr old, Draven will be having an IEP meeting soon. This will be my 2nd meeting. The first one they told me they would evaulate him until school and was out to see if he was eligible for the special needs preschool. This next meeting will cover that. Im new at this with him. What things do I need to discuss with them at this time? What servces can be done thru the school? If he gets occupational therapy thru the school, do I need to services provided from an outside source while he's not in school? Would I be able to get someone to help me teach him sign language? Let me know, thank you for your support www.ourchurch.com/member/b/amyangel/ Give spam the boot. Take control with tough spam

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In a message dated 5/14/07 6:56:51 AM, hillbillyhelper2@... writes:

Also remember that the school system is not required to provide anything for your child until he is in kindergarten. Preschool programs are programs that not all school systems have, so any rights your child has will be at the local level on this one.

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May 14, 2007

We went in for an IEP meeting and when we got there

the case manager teacher has said we don't need an IEP

- we are doing a services request (I forget the actual

term). I had called ahead of time to let her know

that we will be asking that he be served in his

natural environment and they do that. They don't send

the regular teachers from the schools out - they have

a special one that goes to the preeschools, but it all

goes through the school system.

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>

> In a message dated 5/14/07 6:56:51 AM,

> hillbillyhelper2@... writes:

>

> >

> > Also remember that the school system is not

> required to provide anything for

> > your child until he is in kindergarten. Preschool

> programs are programs

> > that not all school systems have, so any rights

> your child has will be at the

> > local level on this one.

> >

>

> This is incorrect. IDEA does cover children starting

> at age 3.

>

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May 14, 2007

My son has the IEP, the Special Needs corodinator at the Sharp Learning Center said he had one in place before he turned three. Which BCW didnt do that, I was the one who went down there because I knew they were doing developmental evaluations for the special needs program2 yr olds. The lady was very suprised that my BCW coordinator wasnt the one to do it and all thias happened within a few weeks of his 3rd birthday. Needless to say we were really rushed into this process because BCW didnt have the sense to get it done ahead of time. Some of these people can be really lax when it comes to their jobs, like they got their degree out of a Cracker Jack box. www.ourchurch.com/member/b/amyangel/

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My son has the IEP, the Special Needs corodinator at the Sharp Learning Center said he had one in place before he turned three. Which BCW didnt do that, I was the one who went down there because I knew they were doing developmental evaluations for the special needs program2 yr olds. The lady was very suprised that my BCW coordinator wasnt the one to do it and all thias happened within a few weeks of his 3rd birthday. Needless to say we were really rushed into this process because BCW didnt have the sense to get it done ahead of time. Some of these people can be really lax when it comes to their jobs, like they got their degree out of a Cracker Jack box. www.ourchurch.com/member/b/amyangel/

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August 21, 2007

,

This is standard. They are looking for “new”

problems to be added to the IEP or any new concerns you may have. I don’t

know what you have in place already but you are probably in for a major change

from NJ to NC. Not saying it’s going to be bad but it’s a major

change. I would think very clearly before I go to the IEP and write it down to

address new issues.

Debs

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We have moved from NJ to NC. My daughter is 15 years

old and going into

9th grade. We have a great IEP coming from NJ . It took several years

to come to this version .Now we have a IEP meeting on Thursday in NC.

I received an email from the head of the team. She wants to know our

concerns and issues that we want to discuss at this meeting.I was told

by NJ that the IEP will remain the same for my daughter, no matter

where we live. What does she mean by issues and concerns to discuss at

this meeting?

Thanks

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August 21, 2007

So what they told you was partially true. The new school willl need to keep and

provide your

daughter with the services on her IEP...but only until they have time to do

their own

assessments and write their own IEP.

CC

>

> We have moved from NJ to NC. My daughter is 15 years old and going into

> 9th grade. We have a great IEP coming from NJ . It took several years

> to come to this version .Now we have a IEP meeting on Thursday in NC.

> I received an email from the head of the team. She wants to know our

> concerns and issues that we want to discuss at this meeting.I was told

> by NJ that the IEP will remain the same for my daughter, no matter

> where we live. What does she mean by issues and concerns to discuss at

> this meeting?

> Thanks

>

August 22, 2007

Thanks

The IEP that we had wokred up in NJ has been very good for her . What

kind of concerns should I be thinking of? I know that changing

schools is not easy but as she has no friends so would not the same

IEP cover all the problems that could occur in NC? She is going from

middle school to high school . In either state, she would have gone

to a different building. I have not had any problems with her IEP in

NJ.They were very helpful and wanted her to be successful in school

so they gave her exactly what she needed. As this is her first IEP

meeting in NC, should I bring an advocate or should I wait and see

how the meeting goes? I always thought that bringing an advocate was

putting the school on the defensive. From the time Allyson first

entered public school,in third grade, she had a great IEP.I have

never had to have a advocate as NJ was on the same side as I was in

getting Allyson a good school experience.

Thanks for any help

>

> ,

>

> This is standard. They are looking for " new " problems to be added

to the IEP

> or any new concerns you may have. I don't know what you have in

place

> already but you are probably in for a major change from NJ to NC.

Not saying

> it's going to be bad but it's a major change. I would think very

clearly

> before I go to the IEP and write it down to address new issues.

>

> Debs

>

> _____

>

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> Autism and Aspergers Treatment

> Subject: IEP meeting

>

> We have moved from NJ to NC. My daughter is 15 years old and going

into

> 9th grade. We have a great IEP coming from NJ . It took several

years

> to come to this version .Now we have a IEP meeting on Thursday in

NC.

> I received an email from the head of the team. She wants to know

our

> concerns and issues that we want to discuss at this meeting.I was

told

> by NJ that the IEP will remain the same for my daughter, no matter

> where we live. What does she mean by issues and concerns to discuss

at

> this meeting?

> Thanks

>

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August 22, 2007

The one thing I would do is tape the IEP

meeting, that way if you need to involve an advocate later they could hear what

happened so far. You will need to notify the school in advance that you will

be recording because that means they will record too.

You haven’t really said what kinds

of things in the IEP your concerned about. Is her IEP more academic or

behavior based? Example if she is stressed did her IEP tell her somewhere or

something she could do to calm herself – can that apply to the new school

= my DS has a red laminated card he can carry and if he is stressed before he

blows up he is allowed to put it on his desk and leave to go to a “quiet

room” or the VP’s office and he does not need to ask permission just

put the card on his desk and go. This would not work in a school that did not

have a quiet room or a understanding VP.

We had to have an advocate last year and

the one thing she told us for future is never sign anything except the attendance

sheet - take the rest home and think about what ever the changes are before

you decide to sign or not and also that will give you time to consult a advocate

if necessary as well.

Also if in the IEP they are focusing on

anything other than your child bring the conversation back to you’re here

to discuss FAPE for your child (Free and appropriate education)

Hth

Greta

August 22, 2007

The one thing I would do is tape the IEP

meeting, that way if you need to involve an advocate later they could hear what

happened so far. You will need to notify the school in advance that you will

be recording because that means they will record too.

You haven’t really said what kinds

of things in the IEP your concerned about. Is her IEP more academic or

behavior based? Example if she is stressed did her IEP tell her somewhere or

something she could do to calm herself – can that apply to the new school

= my DS has a red laminated card he can carry and if he is stressed before he

blows up he is allowed to put it on his desk and leave to go to a “quiet

room” or the VP’s office and he does not need to ask permission just

put the card on his desk and go. This would not work in a school that did not

have a quiet room or a understanding VP.

We had to have an advocate last year and

the one thing she told us for future is never sign anything except the attendance

sheet - take the rest home and think about what ever the changes are before

you decide to sign or not and also that will give you time to consult a advocate

if necessary as well.

Also if in the IEP they are focusing on

anything other than your child bring the conversation back to you’re here

to discuss FAPE for your child (Free and appropriate education)

Hth

Greta

August 23, 2007

An advocate isn’t necessary at this

point. I know that IEP’s follows the student, just make sure you have

everything in hand when you go. The IEP in Alabama, if you were to change schools the

IEP is still good from one school to another. I don’t know about state to

state. I would check into this maybe look it up in s Law. I was simply

stating this was standard to want to know your “current” concerns. I

might would add to the IEP with something like; because she is new to school

and state she could benefit with a “buddy system” or use your own

judgment. It will be entirely different cultural wise from NJ to NC is all I

was saying. Any “new” problems she may have had during the summer

address these at the IEP.

I can’t speak for different states

but in Alabama

it’s lacking in all areas for our autties. Good Luck!

Deb’s J

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