Parent attatchment

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The Parent Attachment
This document reflects all your specific concerns and your judgment of what your child needs. The plain truth is, schools are well aware that they cannot be held accountable for anything that is not in writing. If an item appears in the IEP and is not initiated they can be found in noncompliance. So they try to generalize as much as possible and write as little as possible. It is no secret that their attorneys advise them on these stratgies. Unfortunately, such strategies tend to demolish the “Individualized” in Individualized Education Program.They also tend to skimp on any parent input when writing the minutes of the meetiing. When that happens, your input disappears. To counter such strateiges it is up to you, the parent to see that plenty of input does appear in the record of the meeting. Using a parent attachment is one strategy that can work.

To skirt any district suggestion that “attachments are not legal” you can do the following. As the last item on your attachment state that you understand IDEA considers your input to the meeting as important. Therefore you are requesting that the Parent Attachment be included as part of your official input to the offical IEP document. To date, I have not seen a refusal. You see, the law requires a full and accurate record be kept of each IEP meeting. It would not be a full and accurate record if part of your input was refused by not documenting it.

It is wise to write this paper after you have reviewed all evaluations and testing, and have had time to reflect on what you think would be best for your child. It is also wise to keep it in bullet format, so that each bullet addresses one specific point, or request. If your bullets, or points, are focused it will not only assist you to keep on track at the meeting it will also make it easier for the rest of the team to understand your concerns and to address them individually.

I find that when a parent is well-informed about what’s needed, it’s much easier to get those needs met. It shouldn’t be that way, but I understand the reality out there in many situations. Frequently, if the school doesn’t point out a need, it’s not going to be in the IEP. Hopefully, you’ll have done some research on what can help your child’s particular disabilities. With access to the net, an abundance information is now available.

I found this information very interesting, as well as, helpful since I am in the process of preparing for my son’s PPT for entrance into middle school next fall. My question is :What does PLP stand for? Thank you.

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