Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 , Of course you have a say, you have a big say since you are transporting him to those sessions. What if you were working during those hours and could not simply drop everything to drive him during those hours? They will have to be flexible since they had not given the information beforehand so that you had a chance to make appropriate arrangements. I would argue that since the school had not provided us with the information in a timely fashion so we had enrolled (and already paid for) the summer camp. At that point, I would ask what other outside consultant they suggest be contacted so that arrangements could made for services asap -- before these specialists are all booked up for the summer. And I would then ask that the appropriate paperwork be forwarded to the choice of SLP so that they could be paid by the district without incident. I would state that the mainstream camp is very important for your son's social skills as well as having speech role models in that social setting. Since these were such important issues for you, you enrolled him in the camp. My attitude would be that the district obviously realizes how important that is and that they will need to accomodate the schdeule, so what are they going to do? (and wait for their offer.) It's all in the attitude, which I know is a hard thing to do. You are not begging for accomodations. Your are stating the need and because of their delay in sharing information there has to be flexibility. Next time they'll be better about telling you about those annoying little scheduling details, that way it won't cost them money. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 , Of course you have a say, you have a big say since you are transporting him to those sessions. What if you were working during those hours and could not simply drop everything to drive him during those hours? They will have to be flexible since they had not given the information beforehand so that you had a chance to make appropriate arrangements. I would argue that since the school had not provided us with the information in a timely fashion so we had enrolled (and already paid for) the summer camp. At that point, I would ask what other outside consultant they suggest be contacted so that arrangements could made for services asap -- before these specialists are all booked up for the summer. And I would then ask that the appropriate paperwork be forwarded to the choice of SLP so that they could be paid by the district without incident. I would state that the mainstream camp is very important for your son's social skills as well as having speech role models in that social setting. Since these were such important issues for you, you enrolled him in the camp. My attitude would be that the district obviously realizes how important that is and that they will need to accomodate the schdeule, so what are they going to do? (and wait for their offer.) It's all in the attitude, which I know is a hard thing to do. You are not begging for accomodations. Your are stating the need and because of their delay in sharing information there has to be flexibility. Next time they'll be better about telling you about those annoying little scheduling details, that way it won't cost them money. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 In a message dated 6/1/2004 10:12:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, TKWOOD1988@... writes: I had to fight over these services as well. I lost. I had to take them when the school could provide them. Although, for me it was OK because I was able to move my vacation around. This year however, because she just finished kindergarten, they are now telling me that I will have to pay for any services that she may receive during the summer time. I don't know what to do. Tammy Mom to , 6 profound loss Tammy, You schedule an IEP to discuss the matter further. Make your request in writing and state in the letter what your concerns are ... you're creating a paper trail. You may use it later to prove that the school has a history of denying reasonable requests. Summer services are provided by school districts once the kids are school age. You state the need for services based on the very real possibility of regressing. Get letters from your ENT, Audi, SLP, whoever you feel will support this service. And you go into that meeting with the attitude that the services are needed to maintain and continue her progress. I would argue that if they refuse to give her summer services, you want her time with the SLP increased in the fall. She will need the increased time because they will also be playing catch-up. It's tiring to keep arguing the same point, but that's one of their hopes -- they hope you'll take their " no " and will go away. So, give it a shot. Bring along her SLP (if he/she is private and not bought & paid for by the school) to argue your points. Bring along your husband, your best friend, another parent of an HOH kid who can be supportive as well as knowledgeable. But don't let yourself be intimidated. Best of luck -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Thank you, Jill and Colin, for your info and suggestions. I'm going to contact my school system about alternative services! Stefanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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