Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 We use both the dry and store and the microlink. My daughter (5yrs old) loves her microlink. No more cords or hip packs for the solaris. She uses it for school and dance. She can hear from further distances and the car is great. The dry and store too is wonderful. Plus you always know where the HA's are. My daughter takes off her HA and puts them in at night. Especially when a sitter is there. I don't believe the public schools have to pay or supply any services unless you attend their schools. My older kids go to Catholic school. The federal government passed a law a while back for all stats saying the districts no longer have to serve kids in private schools. Eventhough we pay taxes, we aren't entitled to their services. Each district has the option to follow the law or not. Ask your local districts what they are doing. Tami Harrington, Poway CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 At 03:57 PM 2/22/01 -0500, you wrote: >The federal >government passed a law a while back for all stats saying the districts no >longer have to serve kids in private schools. Ut oh. Where's that law? My school district bought a MicroLink transmitter for my son to use at his private school. I don't want them to find out. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 I don't believe the public schools have to pay or supply any services unless you attend their schools. My older kids go to Catholic school. The federal government passed a law a while back for all stats saying the districts no longer have to serve kids in private schools. Eventhough we pay taxes, we aren't entitled to their services. Each district has the option to follow the law or not. Ask your local districts what they are doing. Tami Harrington, Poway CA This is covered in 34 CFR 300.452 to 300.462. I don't understand it. It appears it is saying that the public school has an obligation to make funds available to private schools for handicapped students but there is no guarantee your child will actually get any benefit from these funds and that due process does not apply. Can someone more knowledgable on the law help us out here? Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2001 Report Share Posted February 22, 2001 > Can someone more knowledgable on the law help us out here? Questions and Answers on Obligations of Public Agencies in Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents at Private Schools, This memo from OSEP responds to requests from the field for guidance regarding the nature and extent of school districts' obligations to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities under Part B of IDEA. http://www.ideapractices.org/ideadepot/questionsanswers.htm Hugs, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2001 Report Share Posted February 23, 2001 In a message dated 2/24/01 6:40:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, randie_chubin@... writes: > Can I get the school district to provide speech therapy during the summer? > Randie, Yes, you can get the school department to provide speech therapy during the summer. It's called Extended Service Year (ESY). Call an IEP meeting and have it put in her IEP that she is to receive speech therapy as part of ESY services. I can get my daughter sign language lessons this way utilizing the school districts sign language interpreters. MA just settled a case like this. A blind student won the right to have braille lessons from the school at a time that did not interfer with his academics or his non academic subects. The argument that was used was his need for social skills and he was able to work on those during classes like pys ed. So the school department has to supply the braille instruction during non school hours. I will look for the case and send it to the group. suki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 Hi Kay, I read, as best as I could, your attached info and I am still a little confused. I guess I should have studied law. So, the school district does not have to pay for an fm system and I should consider myself lucky to receive speech therapy and a bus ride to school after her therapy? Last year, everyone strongly believed my daughter would have benefited from speech therapy during the summer but they weren't sure if it would be possible. Later, I got a call saying the school district just does not offer only speech therapy during the summer, but if she had more needs, she could go to a special ed camp. I did not put her in speech therapy during the summer (BAD decision on my part) and her speech greatly deteriated and has not improved since. Can I get the school district to provide speech therapy during the summer? And, not hearing related, but, my son, almost 4, was just privately evaluated for OT and sensory integration issues because the school district said he did not sound like her qualified for their special ed preschool program. What is the school districts obligation for providing only OT outside of a special ed class. Why do they make this all so confusing? Thanks, Randie Re: Digest Number 882 > Can someone more knowledgable on the law help us out here? Questions and Answers on Obligations of Public Agencies in Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents at Private Schools, This memo from OSEP responds to requests from the field for guidance regarding the nature and extent of school districts' obligations to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities under Part B of IDEA. http://www.ideapractices.org/ideadepot/questionsanswers.htm Hugs, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 > Hi Kay, I read, as best as I could, your attached info and I am still a little confused. I guess I should have studied law. So, the school district does not have to pay for an fm system and I should consider myself lucky to receive speech therapy and a bus ride to school after her therapy? < You can ask - you never know, but that's pretty much what it boils down to. > Can I get the school district to provide speech therapy during the summer? Can't hurt to ask. > And, not hearing related, but, my son, almost 4, was just privately evaluated for OT and sensory integration issues because the school district said he did not sound like her qualified for their special ed preschool program. What is the school districts obligation for providing only OT outside of a special ed class.< As I understand it, your son doesn't need to be in a special ed class to receive OT services, but you'll have to show that his OT needs are educationally significant. Hugs, Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 > Yes, you can get the school department to provide speech therapy during the > summer. It's called Extended Service Year (ESY). Call an IEP meeting and > have it put in her IEP that she is to receive speech therapy as part of ESY > services. Randie, If you have DOCUMENTATION that your child's skills deteriorated over the summer last year, that will help immensely. Many, many school districts (mine being one of them) do not have SLP services over the summer as a matter of course but if you can prove that your child requires them, they would need to find some way to provide it. Carol - mom to , 4.10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 Just to let you know, my family was provided sign classes over the summer last year because there were no classes available at the local college. This was provided by the local high school special ed dept. So, you should be entitled to speech therapy over the summer. Hope this helps. Donna mother to ny 5, mod/severe hl Re: Digest Number 882 > > Hi Kay, I read, as best as I could, your attached info and I am still a little confused. > I guess I should have studied law. So, the school district does not have to pay for an fm > system and I should consider myself lucky to receive speech therapy and a bus ride to > school after her therapy? < > > You can ask - you never know, but that's pretty much what it boils down to. > > > Can I get the school district to provide speech therapy during the summer? > > Can't hurt to ask. > > > And, not hearing related, but, my son, almost 4, was just privately evaluated for OT and > sensory integration issues because the school district said he did not sound like her > qualified for their special ed preschool program. What is the school districts obligation > for providing only OT outside of a special ed class.< > > As I understand it, your son doesn't need to be in a special ed class to receive OT > services, but you'll have to show that his OT needs are educationally significant. > > Hugs, > Kay > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 At 05:39 AM 2/24/01 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Kay, I read, as best as I could, your attached info and I am still a >little confused. I guess I should have studied law. So, the school >district does not have to pay for an fm system and I should consider >myself lucky to receive speech therapy and a bus ride to school after her >therapy? > Last year, everyone strongly believed my daughter would have benefited > from speech therapy during the summer but they weren't sure if it would > be possible. Later, I got a call saying the school district just does > not offer only speech therapy during the summer, but if she had more > needs, she could go to a special ed camp. I did not put her in speech > therapy during the summer (BAD decision on my part) and her speech > greatly deteriated and has not improved since. Can I get the school > district to provide speech therapy during the summer? You cannot advocate for summer services based on " benefit " . You must prove the " risk of regression " . Try and get your daughter's speech path to document the " deterioration " you observed last summer. If she's certified, and will write a letter confirming the regression, you have pretty much an iron clad case. The trick will be to get the letter. Chris << PLEASE NOTE new email address: dehahn@... >> << Christofer deHahn......Director of Information Technology >> << Chiliad Publishing.............Amherst, Massachusetts, USA >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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