Guest guest Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Yesterday was Marissa's IEP meeting for the new school she is attending. A little background- She goes to an ESD program (Extended school district) in another city about 1 1/2 hours away. This program serves D/HH kids from 4 counties and offers 3 TOD's, an SLP, Educational Interpreters, and aides galore. After I invited other professionals to the meeting, extensively planned, and drove to the school for it, I found out that the Special Ed Director for my district called about 1 hour before to say she would not make it. She is required to be present because she has to approve the funding for items in the IEP.The meeting was planned aver a month in advance, and she was contacted prior to the date and time being scheduled because of the necessity of her being present. The TOD from our school district was supposed to attend as well, but she did not show up and did not call. Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with this? I sent a letter to the Special Ed director when I got home...but I find this to be ridiculous. There were people invited to this meeting that were coming from as far away as 4 hours - and the whole meeting was essentially " invalid " because the person that is required to be there to approve things was not. Now I will have to invite the same people AGAIN to ANOTHER IEP in another month. This IEP process was not meant to happen this way. Colin _________________________________________________________________ Crave some Miles or Grateful Dead? Your old favorites are always playing on MSN Radio Plus. Trial month free! http://join.msn.com/?page=offers/premiumradio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 You are right the IEP process wasn't meant to go this way but ... Have you read slaw: From Emotions to Advocacy a parents guide to special education? It sure opened my eyes. You might " manage " the next meeting. Confirm with letters prior and phone calls the day before. I have to remind myself often that it is a job to them and not my child. They usually don't want to change. They rarely have the money to change. That I, not they, are the expert, but I have to let them think they are smart and " it " is their idea. Mom to 11, 6 (n24 4/00) and 3 To the list, we might want to " talk " about various topics from this book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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