Is it out of line or possible to get information on what disabilities have been identified by the tester prior to the IEP metting? I don’t have any idea of where to start to become educated on what will be reviewed and talked about at the IEP meeting. Dsylexia and dysgraphia are pretty broad terms. And I have no idea if they have found any visual or auditory deficits. We are in a pretty small school, under 300 pupils, so it is possible to have access to the Special Ed teacher. She is the one that did the testing. Is the information in my daughter’s file? I am starting to get really unnerved about the meeting and it is still over a month away.Thanks
Illegal practice by the school
Of course I agree with Andy,but I wanted to also say this. This is a violation of your child’s procedural safeguard rights,under this section of IDEA,it says,the school is suppose to give you prior written notice. Basicly this means that being “an equal member” of the IEP team,they are suppose to tell you what they plan on saying about your child,before the IEP,not to mention your right to having the evaluation scores explained to you,prior to the IEP meeting.: Is it out of line or possible to get information on what disabilities
: have been identified by the tester prior to the IEP metting? I
: don’t have any idea of where to start to become educated on what
: will be reviewed and talked about at the IEP meeting. Dsylexia and
: dysgraphia are pretty broad terms. And I have no idea if they have
: found any visual or auditory deficits. We are in a pretty small
: school, under 300 pupils, so it is possible to have access to the
: Special Ed teacher. She is the one that did the testing. Is the
: information in my daughter’s file? I am starting to get really
: unnerved about the meeting and it is still over a month away.: Thanks
PASSWORD>aafeBg5zoc926No, it’s not out of line. Send a written request, respectfully, asking for all information, tests used, scores and explanations of the results for your review PRIOR to the IEP meeting. You, the parent, are an equal member of the “team” and you should be as knowledgable as possible regarding your child PRIOR to making decisions about placement, program…Size of the school should not be relevant, unless it gives them more time to devote to explaining things to you in a quicker timeframe due to less students (???).Do become more knolwedgeable about the IEP process and the governing laws, so you will not feel so out of place, or imposing by requesting these things. Many good web sites to go to. Many of the other parents on this bb have made sites, let alone the big ones like www.wrightslaw.com and www.edlaw.com to name a few.In a nutshell, you aren’t out of line, and yes, you should get the info before the meeting. Even if it means they need to send it to you and reschedule the meeting so you have time to go over all the info and be well informed.Good luck,Andy: Is it out of line or possible to get information on what disabilities
: have been identified by the tester prior to the IEP metting? I
: don’t have any idea of where to start to become educated on what
: will be reviewed and talked about at the IEP meeting. Dsylexia and
: dysgraphia are pretty broad terms. And I have no idea if they have
: found any visual or auditory deficits. We are in a pretty small
: school, under 300 pupils, so it is possible to have access to the
: Special Ed teacher. She is the one that did the testing. Is the
: information in my daughter’s file? I am starting to get really
: unnerved about the meeting and it is still over a month away.: Thanks