All three of my chidren get services two are coded o4 and on 08. I have concerns some serious concrns at this time. The school just told me at my 16 years olannual that they are considering exiting him form special ed. I have a problem with that. I said to them over and over when do you all expect to exit our son. They told me in th past that they didn’t. Now I am being told about some [b]SLANT[/b] that they didn’t bring to the table to even discuss, I was told to look it up. This has not been a pleasant experience then the cm sat there and told us that the sons IQ was way low??? What gives with thise type of setting??? I have an advocate that I
feel at this point we just pay she is always late to my daughters meetings, she never returns call, and when she finally does she is telling me what I should have done and forgets to even folow through on things that she request at the meetings. I have done so much. I do this alone my husband is a great man but he listens mostly and does the best he can. Can anyone give me some advise, I am truly afraid for my children that they will not get what they have the right to a which is an apropriate education. I need the advocate and she knows it but I don’t know what to do.
Re: Concerns
Well, the first thing I would do is get a different advocate. Certainly, if you are paying someone and they aren’t doing a good job, you need to find someone else.
Does your school use a discrepancy formula? Basically, that means that there has to be a certain difference between IQ and achievement for a student to qualify. The school could be telling you that your son’s achievement is not significantly different than his IQ—In other words, his IQ would predict his current scores on academic testing.
The thing is schools have a lot more discretion at dismissing students than putting them in special education. You have to have the discrepancy to get in but not having it any longer, doesn’t necessarily mean you are dismissed.
I would make sure I had an effective advocate and then I would make a fuss about the skills he still needs to achieve before leaving high school. If his IQ is indeed low (as opposed to just similar to his achievement scores), I would ask about life skills as opposed to academic skills at this juncture.
Beth
Thanks so much
Thanks so much I really appreciate it. The thing is we don’t have alot of to hire a advocate for all three. I will take a look around for an advocate thatwe can afford as is we can only afford an advocate for our daughter. Mind if I bother you again in the near future.I am lost with this stuff even though my kids have been getting services for a while. I find that it has been hard for me to keep up. I have to do a better job or my daughter will not graduate. She is gong to 6th grade and still does not know her multiplication table. Thanks so much…
Thanks to both of you
Thanks to both the ladies that responded, I will be back if you don’t mind.) :lol:
If the advocate is not doing her job, find a different one. There are listings of educational advocates at http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/ Just put in the state you live in and it will give you listings.
You should not have to look anything up. If the school presented you with information verbally, then ask for the info in written form along with a copy of the law or district policy that they are following.
Another thing to consider - if you disagree with the school’s assessment then you can request an Independent Educational Evaluation (at public expense).