Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 Do I wait until the IEP meeting at the end of the year to request Extended Service Year or do I let them know ahead of time that I want it. I will need to ask their speech therapist to write out her documentations. Randie From: STAISU@... Reply-To: Listen-Up To: Listen-Up Subject: Re: Digest Number 882 Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 07:07:56 EST 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 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 > Do I wait until the IEP meeting at the end of the year to request Extended > Service Year or do I let them know ahead of time that I want it. I will > need to ask their speech therapist to write out her documentations. I wouldn't wait till the end of the school year. If special arrangements need to be made for your daughter, it will be too late then. Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 In a message dated 2/25/01 11:07:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, randie_chubin@... writes: > Do I wait until the IEP meeting at the end of the year to request Extended > Service Year or do I let them know ahead of time that I want it. I will > need to ask their speech therapist to write out her documentations. > Randie > > > Randie I do not see any reason why you can't get ahold of the speech therapist to before the IEP meeting. this will help prove that she looses ground over the summer. I have a friend who has has success in getting ESY for the summer. I can ask her a general question about when the best time is to ask for ESY and if it should be sprung on the team or let them know ahead of time that you will be asking for it, suki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2001 Report Share Posted February 26, 2001 Do I wait until the IEP meeting at the end of the year to request Extended Service Year or do I let them know ahead of time that I want it. I will need to ask their speech therapist to write out her documentations. Randie Call and IEP meeting and ask for ESY now. Most schools give almost automatic denial. If you wait and do it in May they can delay, delay, delay and the summer will be over before you are close to getting an answer. Regression is not the only reason to give ESY services. Other reasons are emerging skills, inability of parent to maintain current skills, and de-minimis progress. Perhaps you can also argue one of these to help strengthen your case. I was quite happy to say it was beyond my ability to maintain skills. I was successful several years ago in obtaining ESY for my daughter. She has had it every year since. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2001 Report Share Posted February 27, 2001 Thanks for all the advice on Extended Service Year. Randie Reply-To: Listen-Up To: <Listen-Up > Subject: Re: Extended Service Year Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 07:29:07 -0500 Do I wait until the IEP meeting at the end of the year to request Extended Service Year or do I let them know ahead of time that I want it. I will need to ask their speech therapist to write out her documentations. Randie Call and IEP meeting and ask for ESY now. Most schools give almost automatic denial. If you wait and do it in May they can delay, delay, delay and the summer will be over before you are close to getting an answer. Regression is not the only reason to give ESY services. Other reasons are emerging skills, inability of parent to maintain current skills, and de-minimis progress. Perhaps you can also argue one of these to help strengthen your case. I was quite happy to say it was beyond my ability to maintain skills. I was successful several years ago in obtaining ESY for my daughter. She has had it every year since. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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