Update: Re: School wants us to sign a waiver, what does it mean?

[Guest guest]

They legally cannot do that. I suggest putting him in the class you want if you think he can handle it easily, and then hire an advocate or attorney, and tell them that is what you are doing. They cannot dictate this to you. Is this a private school or a public school? Because...a private school can do pretty much whatever they want to. A public school has to put everything that a child does who is on an IEP in the IEP. They cannot separate the two. His goals are grade level goals, and if a change of placement needs to be done, then that is definitely an IEP issue....even if it is a leveled class. I had my son in honors classes, listed on his IEP. When I decided to pull him from honors English, I called an amendment IEP meeting and had him moved into a plain gen ed class.

Jodie

Update: Re: School wants us to sign a waiver, what does it mean?

I don't understand the waiver still. What they say is that they recommend a class X for my son. We are requesting class Y. But, we will not ask to downgrade him back to X even if his grades are low. So, he will be stuck in Class Y fo the entire year. We can still call an IEP any time we want, but we will not be able to ask for Class X again, even in the IEP, even if he starts to have anxiety issues... I still don't get it.

The waiver is separate from the IEP, and not a part of it.

- Deep.

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > >

> > > My son has usually done well in Math, and had been in mainstream class in

> > > Elementary school. He has scored in the Advanced levels all through the STAR

> > > tests in previous years.

> > >

> > > For the coming year, they are placing him in a lower-level Math class,

> > > rather than the regular mainstream-level Math class. When we asked about it,

> > > this is what they emailed us:

> > >

> > > "He is currently placed in the Fundamentals class, he ... could possibly

> > > move to the Algebra class if you are willing to sign a waiver stating that

> > > he cannot switch classes even if grades are low."

> > >

> > > What does this waiver mean? Can't his class level always be downgraded via

> > > an IEP, if a mistake is made in placement?

> > > What if the teacher is not cooperative and is not helping him enough to

> > > maintain/upgrade his grades?

> > > What is the school's interest in getting us to sign this waiver?

> > >

> > > The meeting is tomorrow with the school, so I would love to hear back ASAP.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > - Deep

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Kind Regards,

> > Jim

> >

>

[Guest guest]

They legally cannot do that. I suggest putting him in the class you want if you think he can handle it easily, and then hire an advocate or attorney, and tell them that is what you are doing. They cannot dictate this to you. Is this a private school or a public school? Because...a private school can do pretty much whatever they want to. A public school has to put everything that a child does who is on an IEP in the IEP. They cannot separate the two. His goals are grade level goals, and if a change of placement needs to be done, then that is definitely an IEP issue....even if it is a leveled class. I had my son in honors classes, listed on his IEP. When I decided to pull him from honors English, I called an amendment IEP meeting and had him moved into a plain gen ed class.

Jodie

Update: Re: School wants us to sign a waiver, what does it mean?

I don't understand the waiver still. What they say is that they recommend a class X for my son. We are requesting class Y. But, we will not ask to downgrade him back to X even if his grades are low. So, he will be stuck in Class Y fo the entire year. We can still call an IEP any time we want, but we will not be able to ask for Class X again, even in the IEP, even if he starts to have anxiety issues... I still don't get it.

The waiver is separate from the IEP, and not a part of it.

- Deep.

> >

> > >

> > >

> > > Hello,

> > >

> > > My son has usually done well in Math, and had been in mainstream class in

> > > Elementary school. He has scored in the Advanced levels all through the STAR

> > > tests in previous years.

> > >

> > > For the coming year, they are placing him in a lower-level Math class,

> > > rather than the regular mainstream-level Math class. When we asked about it,

> > > this is what they emailed us:

> > >

> > > "He is currently placed in the Fundamentals class, he ... could possibly

> > > move to the Algebra class if you are willing to sign a waiver stating that

> > > he cannot switch classes even if grades are low."

> > >

> > > What does this waiver mean? Can't his class level always be downgraded via

> > > an IEP, if a mistake is made in placement?

> > > What if the teacher is not cooperative and is not helping him enough to

> > > maintain/upgrade his grades?

> > > What is the school's interest in getting us to sign this waiver?

> > >

> > > The meeting is tomorrow with the school, so I would love to hear back ASAP.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > - Deep

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> > Kind Regards,

> > Jim

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, lets us the try the gen ed Math class that we want, and we will deal with

the issue if we feel we need to move him back to Sp ed Math.

- Deep.

> > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Hello,

> > > >

> > > > My son has usually done well in Math, and had been in mainstream class

in

> > > > Elementary school. He has scored in the Advanced levels all through the

STAR

> > > > tests in previous years.

> > > >

> > > > For the coming year, they are placing him in a lower-level Math class,

> > > > rather than the regular mainstream-level Math class. When we asked about

it,

> > > > this is what they emailed us:

> > > >

> > > > " He is currently placed in the Fundamentals class, he ... could possibly

> > > > move to the Algebra class if you are willing to sign a waiver stating

that

> > > > he cannot switch classes even if grades are low. "

> > > >

> > > > What does this waiver mean? Can't his class level always be downgraded

via

> > > > an IEP, if a mistake is made in placement?

> > > > What if the teacher is not cooperative and is not helping him enough to

> > > > maintain/upgrade his grades?

> > > > What is the school's interest in getting us to sign this waiver?

> > > >

> > > > The meeting is tomorrow with the school, so I would love to hear back

ASAP.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > > - Deep

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > Kind Regards,

> > > Jim

> > >

> >

>