Individual Education Plan
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Special Education–No Reason to Hire an Attorney–Yet!
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For criminals who need a defense there’s this question, “Do you have a lawyer”? Unfortunately, we can’t always think that someone is guilty just because he’s hired a attorney. And we can’t always blame it on the system when someone gets mixed-up in a mess. But in our court system, this is how things are…
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A Special Education Parent’s Role at the IEP Meeting Explained
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For centuries, sociologists have worked hard to understand the motivations of specific and predetermined groups of people. Their ideas apply to EVERYTHING! Fortunately, and unfortunately, depending on which side of the table you’re on within the “special education” world, there are a variety of ways the team participates in the IEP process. So, you will…
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Independent Educational Evaluations and 3 Reasons to Keep Them Private
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A “psycho-educational evaluation” is an overall assessment to determine learning disabilities, identify strengths, weaknesses, and cognitive deficiencies. These standardized tests are administered in full and the special sections are performed by various disciplines such as, occupational, speech, and physical therapists. According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), before a child can receive special education support services,…
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Winning Strategies for a Successful IEP Meeting
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Parents whose children have an IEP understand the dilemma of taking sides. Many parents are adamant about what they want for their child, yet fail to discuss the needs and wants of their opponent, albeit, the teachers. Of course not…it wouldn’t be a game then, right? Sports teams don’t care one bit what the other team needs because…
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Why a School Can Hold an IEP Meeting Without the Parents and Why it Should Never Happen
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I was as surprised as anyone when I learned that a special education teacher, or worse yet, an administrator could provide authorization to hold an Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting without at least one of the parents in attendance. Unfortunately, this fact is true, but there are things parents can do to prevent this from…