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As a parent you have a right to call IEP meetings for revisions, etc. Call for a meeting. If there is resistance find a state advocate to help you. This board may be of some assistance. Good luck.

As usual, Ken gave good advice. However, document how you know that the services aren’t being provided. You’ll want to mention that as a reason for getting the IEP team together. Putting it in a letter or email is fine. A note to self of a phone call from school, or phone log is good, too.

I had something similar happen a few years back (not as extreme). Changing the place or amount time a IEP student requires Prior Written Notice before the change is made. They are in the wrong if you received no notification of the change. I suggest that you write a letter to the person who is the case manager (hopefully this is the teacher) stating what services your child should be receiving as stated in the IEP and list the services your child is getting. State that the IEP team agreed that your child needs the services as written in the IEP and you would like your child to recieve the services as written in the IEP as soon as possible. Ask that they respond to your letter by xxx date. Copy the school principal on the letter.

Good luck.

Helen

If the IEP says one thing and they are doing another, then another IEP meeting isn’t going to help — unless they could get you to agree he doesn’t need 5x a week.

WRite a very sweet polite professional note to the teacher and cc the principal. To wit:

Dear Ms./Mr. Teacher-person,
My child’s IEP states taht he will be pulled out of class five times a week for reading instruction. It is my understanding [you can say here how you know — he told you, you observed, whatever] that he is only receiving this service one time each week. This is not in compliance with the IEP; failing to provide services agreed to on the IEP is illegal. I trust that as a teacher you want to comply with the law! As a parent, I’m very concerned about this, because he needs this service on a daily basis. Each day that he is not receiving the help he needs makes it more difficult for him to learn and receive an appropriate education.
Please call me today or tommorow and let me know how you are going to It has been XXX weeks since the school year started and I would like to take care of this immediately. Reading is such an critical skill! I know you share my concern.

The only thing I would change about Sue’s letter is to ask not for a phone call but a written response.

I have had a bit of trouble with phone calls of late. I am dealing with a master of double speak.

If it is handled through a phone conversation document what you believe was said, don’t back down on your request and make sure you follow up with an as per our conversation letter.

I had similar problem (although not that extreme) and what I did I had crated a “X.’s Reading Time Check List” which was a half page big with my son’s name at the top and info like : date, time arrived, time left, his effort can be graded as A,B,C,D,E,F with a little “hand clap” for “A’ and “B” and thumb down for an “F”. I was just playing a dumb with the teacher and said that my son cannot really tell when he meets with the teacher and well did he worked so to clarify this for us we would like to have this form of communication. I also stated that since he has trouble with naming the time it would be a nice opportunity for him to read the time from an analog clock in the resource room. OF course both parties knew why this chart was created, but it worked like magic. Also, since the teacher had to sign the chart- no problem discussing when. For how long and with whom did he had his lessons.

The neatest thing is, of course it *was* a good idea for him to work with the times and keeping track of them.
If you were dealing with a teacher who was seriously having trouble keeping up with things — you set her up with a way to succeed, instead of making her defensive.

thank you- that was my third year in dealing with such issues- so I really learned by that time…

One more thing - I also allowed my son to earn money for the grades he got from his reading lessons as long as it was at least a “C” he still got 5c (25c for an “A”). We collected all the slips and once per month he got his “paycheck day”. Pretty soon, he stopped complaining and loved the routine. ME TOO!!!

Call your state education compliance office and complain that the school is not following the IEP, therefore out of compliance. Your district may also have an inhouse person who takes these complaints. Send him a copy of your complaint.