For Claire

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I do feel sorry for their lack of staff and

supplies, but am I supposed to just accept this as ok? I don't want to

create a bad relationship with the school but what's the point of an IEP

if it isn't followed? Thanks in advance for any answers.

Hi . It is my understanding that the principal designee on the IEP

committee has the responsibility of making sure that resources are available

to support the services described before signing. In other words, when the

principal designee signs off, she/he is saying " yes, we have the resources to

do this. " You might start with whoever filled this role on your child's

committee, and go up from there. The Special Ed. Director may actually be

where you get some help. It is not your problem if resources are limited.

The school has the power to negotiate those things before they agree to do

them - once they sign off it's a done deal. Good luck. This might even be a

good lesson for the principal designee people - often times those folks just

sit there and are pretty much uninvolved. There is a reason for having that

role in the committee, and this is it. Cyndi in VA