Heres what I want in the IEP accommodations, what do you all think?

[Guest guest]

hey, its me again, well the asst. principal never called so hopefully she

will tomorrow, well anyway here is what I want in 's IEP

accommodations. anything else should I incoporate into the IEP?

Cystic fibrosis/Allergies

1) Water bottle available at all times inside/outside classroom

2) Adapt attendence to cf related issues

3) Adaptive Physical Education- limited heat exposure

4) Enzymes with meals and snacks

5) Snacks in classroom

6) Moved away from other classmates who are sick

7) Computer keyboard and mouse cleaned with sanitation before use

8) Air filter in classroom changed monthly

9) If out sick more than two days, work sent home

ADHD

1) Use prompts and follow routines to get ready to start a lesson, to change

classes or go to lunch or to travel to another area in school

2) Reinforce positive behaviors or following class rules

3) Plan supervision during transitions, classes, recess, bathroom etc.

4) Prepare the student in preparing for the end of the day and going

home.supervise the students backpack for necessary items needed to go home

,mommy of 5 years old with cf/adhd/allergies/right eye

introversia and 2 years old this month no cf

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It's mind-boggling that there are people who think, " If the parents

would just put their foot down then the kids would be better! "

(Seriously, I recently had a school nurse tell me this about a certain

group of 4th grade boys I was working with!)

And sad to say (and embarrasing) that from what I see it's often the

older teachers that refuse to budge to help children learn to adapt

to our expectations. What is that unbending behavior teaching our

children? Sadly, it teaches them to not trust the people they should

be able to trust most.

Your list looks like a good start. Were these things you already

included in his IEP in the first place?

Remember, there's a difference between an IEP and a 504 -- often

called an OHI (Other Health Impaired). Sometimes a child with a health

impairment doesn't need an IEP, but sometimes, if there are learning

difficulties involved, then the child will need an IEP along with

medical accomodations.

So just to be sure you have all bases covered, when you meet with the

assistant principal, tell him/her that you want to address both the

medical and academic issues, and ask if you need to fill out any

other forms besides an IEP.

Since it's so late in the school year, unless 's evil teacher

is suddenly hit in the head by the Good Deeds Fairy, you're not likely

to get anywhere. Some people are just crabby people living unhappy

and unfulfilled lives -- and they pass along their crabbiness by

trying to control and manipulate others.

Don't let her win the crabby game by upsetting you -- trust me on

this. You can turn this around to survive the year but your main focus

right now should be preventing from hating school and

mistrusting adults -- because seriously, you're not going to magically

change the evil teacher's attitude even with an IEP in place.

Believe me, I've seen it too many times... She'll find some way to get

back at YOU through .

I've seen teachers comment to the entire class, " WE can't do this

anymore because So-And-So can't do this so the rest of us have to just

put up with it... " Yeah, evil teachers do things like that. Sad to

say. (Imagine if you will, a brother and sister kicking each other

under the kitchen table during dinner -- that's what this teacher will

be doing.)

This is where your basic suck-up skills come in handy. Getting the

teacher on your side, even if you have to say things that make you gag

and retch like, " Oh, said you did the most wonderful

lesson in class the other day... "

I'm not saying you should NOT push the IEP issue, but definitely plan

ahead. Look at the big picture and use what you know about human

nature. You already know this teacher is hard-nosed, unrelenting,

unwilling to change her teaching style, and a real butthead for

calling you at home to suggest marital problems. This tells me she

would be the perfect personality to kick while know one's

watching... so to speak.

Keep in mind that with an IEP or OHI you can hand-pick your child's

teachers. Yes, you can. So plan ahead for next year. Talk to other

mom's and find out who the best teachers are and then tell the

principal which teacher you want next year. Do this every year if you

have to.

If you haven't read this already, here's an article that may help:

http://www.cfcare.com/news/cf_life/fall99/page7.htm

My son had an OHI plan from grade 3 to grade 12, but he didn't need an

IEP because there were no academic problems. In our school district,

if a student was out for an extended absence, then the OHI covered

home-schooling -- a teacher would come to your home (or hospital, if

necessary) to help with lessons.

My daughter also had an OHI plan because of asthma and allergies. But

then she had an IEP for the last semester of high school. I'd been

trying to get the school to test her for a math disability for over a

year. They finally got around to testing her in early December of her

senior year -- two weeks before the end of the semester, which meant

her last math class would be over.

Well, when the test results came back in January, you should have seen

school administrator's scramble to get an IEP in place because they

knew they'd dropped the ball on delaying testing and they were afraid

of a lawsuit since it was documented that I'd requested the tests

over a year ago, and kept calling to find out when she'd be tested --

and it was documented whenever I'd call to speak with one particular

hard-nosed, evil algebra teacher (who failed her the first time so she

had to retake the class).

So, here she finally had an IEP in place for the spring semester of

her last year in high school, but by then the only classes she was

taking were Journalism IV, English IV, and Drama III -- and she even

taught the dance portion of her Drama class because the teacher

didn't have a tap-dance background and had been taking dance

lessons since age 3 1/2.

Here's the funny part of the story then I promise I'm finished...

Thankfully, an IEP follows you to college as long as your testing was

within a 3-year timeframe. When enrolled for college, we met

with her advisor, who went over 's schedule and told her that

because she hadn't scored a certain percentage in math on her ACT,

that she'd have to take and pass a remedial math class before she

could take algebra.

I pointed out that algebra wasn't required for a dance education

major. And her advisor said, " Oh, that's right, you don't need algebra

for dance ed. " With a huge smile, piped up and said, " Yeah, I

can do an 8-count. " The advisor nearly fell out of her chair laughing.

Good luck as the school year winds down, !

Kim (also a teacher)

and Mom to (23 1/2 with cf and asthma) and (20 1/2 asthma no

cf)

hey, its me again, well the asst. principal never called so

hopefully she will tomorrow, well anyway here is what I want in

's IEP accommodations. anything else should I incoporate into

the IEP?

Cystic fibrosis/Allergies

1) Water bottle available at all times inside/outside classroom

2) Adapt attendence to cf related issues

3) Adaptive Physical Education- limited heat exposure

4) Enzymes with meals and snacks

5) Snacks in classroom

6) Moved away from other classmates who are sick

7) Computer keyboard and mouse cleaned with sanitation before use

8) Air filter in classroom changed monthly

9) If out sick more than two days, work sent home

ADHD

1) Use prompts and follow routines to get ready to start a lesson, to

change classes or go to lunch or to travel to another area in

school

2) Reinforce positive behaviors or following class rules

3) Plan supervision during transitions, classes, recess, bathroom

etc.

4) Prepare the student in preparing for the end of the day and going

home.supervise the students backpack for necessary items needed to

go home

, mommy of 5 years old with cf/adhd/allergies/right eye

introversia and 2 years old this month no cf

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It's mind-boggling that there are people who think, " If the parents

would just put their foot down then the kids would be better! "

(Seriously, I recently had a school nurse tell me this about a certain

group of 4th grade boys I was working with!)

And sad to say (and embarrasing) that from what I see it's often the

older teachers that refuse to budge to help children learn to adapt

to our expectations. What is that unbending behavior teaching our

children? Sadly, it teaches them to not trust the people they should

be able to trust most.

Your list looks like a good start. Were these things you already

included in his IEP in the first place?

Remember, there's a difference between an IEP and a 504 -- often

called an OHI (Other Health Impaired). Sometimes a child with a health

impairment doesn't need an IEP, but sometimes, if there are learning

difficulties involved, then the child will need an IEP along with

medical accomodations.

So just to be sure you have all bases covered, when you meet with the

assistant principal, tell him/her that you want to address both the

medical and academic issues, and ask if you need to fill out any

other forms besides an IEP.

Since it's so late in the school year, unless 's evil teacher

is suddenly hit in the head by the Good Deeds Fairy, you're not likely

to get anywhere. Some people are just crabby people living unhappy

and unfulfilled lives -- and they pass along their crabbiness by

trying to control and manipulate others.

Don't let her win the crabby game by upsetting you -- trust me on

this. You can turn this around to survive the year but your main focus

right now should be preventing from hating school and

mistrusting adults -- because seriously, you're not going to magically

change the evil teacher's attitude even with an IEP in place.

Believe me, I've seen it too many times... She'll find some way to get

back at YOU through .

I've seen teachers comment to the entire class, " WE can't do this

anymore because So-And-So can't do this so the rest of us have to just

put up with it... " Yeah, evil teachers do things like that. Sad to

say. (Imagine if you will, a brother and sister kicking each other

under the kitchen table during dinner -- that's what this teacher will

be doing.)

This is where your basic suck-up skills come in handy. Getting the

teacher on your side, even if you have to say things that make you gag

and retch like, " Oh, said you did the most wonderful

lesson in class the other day... "

I'm not saying you should NOT push the IEP issue, but definitely plan

ahead. Look at the big picture and use what you know about human

nature. You already know this teacher is hard-nosed, unrelenting,

unwilling to change her teaching style, and a real butthead for

calling you at home to suggest marital problems. This tells me she

would be the perfect personality to kick while know one's

watching... so to speak.

Keep in mind that with an IEP or OHI you can hand-pick your child's

teachers. Yes, you can. So plan ahead for next year. Talk to other

mom's and find out who the best teachers are and then tell the

principal which teacher you want next year. Do this every year if you

have to.

If you haven't read this already, here's an article that may help:

http://www.cfcare.com/news/cf_life/fall99/page7.htm

My son had an OHI plan from grade 3 to grade 12, but he didn't need an

IEP because there were no academic problems. In our school district,

if a student was out for an extended absence, then the OHI covered

home-schooling -- a teacher would come to your home (or hospital, if

necessary) to help with lessons.

My daughter also had an OHI plan because of asthma and allergies. But

then she had an IEP for the last semester of high school. I'd been

trying to get the school to test her for a math disability for over a

year. They finally got around to testing her in early December of her

senior year -- two weeks before the end of the semester, which meant

her last math class would be over.

Well, when the test results came back in January, you should have seen

school administrator's scramble to get an IEP in place because they

knew they'd dropped the ball on delaying testing and they were afraid

of a lawsuit since it was documented that I'd requested the tests

over a year ago, and kept calling to find out when she'd be tested --

and it was documented whenever I'd call to speak with one particular

hard-nosed, evil algebra teacher (who failed her the first time so she

had to retake the class).

So, here she finally had an IEP in place for the spring semester of

her last year in high school, but by then the only classes she was

taking were Journalism IV, English IV, and Drama III -- and she even

taught the dance portion of her Drama class because the teacher

didn't have a tap-dance background and had been taking dance

lessons since age 3 1/2.

Here's the funny part of the story then I promise I'm finished...

Thankfully, an IEP follows you to college as long as your testing was

within a 3-year timeframe. When enrolled for college, we met

with her advisor, who went over 's schedule and told her that

because she hadn't scored a certain percentage in math on her ACT,

that she'd have to take and pass a remedial math class before she

could take algebra.

I pointed out that algebra wasn't required for a dance education

major. And her advisor said, " Oh, that's right, you don't need algebra

for dance ed. " With a huge smile, piped up and said, " Yeah, I

can do an 8-count. " The advisor nearly fell out of her chair laughing.

Good luck as the school year winds down, !

Kim (also a teacher)

and Mom to (23 1/2 with cf and asthma) and (20 1/2 asthma no

cf)

hey, its me again, well the asst. principal never called so

hopefully she will tomorrow, well anyway here is what I want in

's IEP accommodations. anything else should I incoporate into

the IEP?

Cystic fibrosis/Allergies

1) Water bottle available at all times inside/outside classroom

2) Adapt attendence to cf related issues

3) Adaptive Physical Education- limited heat exposure

4) Enzymes with meals and snacks

5) Snacks in classroom

6) Moved away from other classmates who are sick

7) Computer keyboard and mouse cleaned with sanitation before use

8) Air filter in classroom changed monthly

9) If out sick more than two days, work sent home

ADHD

1) Use prompts and follow routines to get ready to start a lesson, to

change classes or go to lunch or to travel to another area in

school

2) Reinforce positive behaviors or following class rules

3) Plan supervision during transitions, classes, recess, bathroom

etc.

4) Prepare the student in preparing for the end of the day and going

home.supervise the students backpack for necessary items needed to

go home

, mommy of 5 years old with cf/adhd/allergies/right eye

introversia and 2 years old this month no cf