Triumphs and Tribulations - Sharing Thread
I have been blowing off a lot of steam here and in the BP about various issues, but I wanted to share a small triumph:
DD has FINALLY been permitted an IEP that covers her ADHD, social skills, and speech-articulation issues.
I fought, wrote letters, and requested evaluations.
I had meetings.
I filled out surveys.
DD is finally protected, and she has guideposts to measure progress through the year.
She has an Educational Assistant (whose manner I do not like at all, but it doesn't seem to bother DD) for ELA, which should help her step up her writing skills.
She has regular meetings with the school counselor set to continue through June.
She will have a plan going into middle school next year. We just have to get through 5th grade.
So ... what's new with everyone else?
Triumphs and Tribulations - Sharing Thread
So glad you finally got this in place. Totally agree with talking to DD’s teachers at beginning of each school year. While the teachers should be informed, I know it doesn’t happen, and in middle school and high school they have multiple teachers.
Transitioning to a new school is also when notifications slip through the cracks. I work at 2 schools across the road from each other. One is TK- 1st and the other is 2-5. Parents have to fill out the enrollment pack for the 2nd-5th grade and the office takes what the parent puts on the enrollment form as the district student file isn’t transferred over until short time after new school year. I know the kids transferring and have found mistakes for the student and it’s traced back to information on the parent form. It would eventually be found once the district file was received. It helps if staff at the new school know about the new students coming in. I contact staff at new school if one of my students is transferring to them.
As she’s transitioning, I would reach out the middle school as a FYI my child is coming in with an IEP prior to the new school year. I did this with DS with his 504. I also email his teachers beginning of each year listing his accommodations as a FYI. DS also knows what his accommodations are and will speak up to teacher eg tell the teacher he wants his extended time on tests. I do remind DS to do this early eg tell teacher the day before testing and not just before the test as extended time can mean going to another room for supervision so it has to be organized. Should the teacher know he has extended time, yes, but his teachers have 150+ students. I know how much there is to track, I have 60 students and my memory isn’t great. When DS was in middle school I would email teachers about the extra time, but he’s now in high school and able to do it himself. Advocating for himself is something he needs to learn.
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