Janice_H in reply to Onthemove19713 years ago

Hi Onthemove, a member of the school district was present and was able to get the corrected goals put back on. I do get progress reports, but I really think they are "generic" and not a real reflection of how he is doing. The resource teacher is fairly new and overloaded with cases. I don't think she has a lot of experience with writing the objectives and goals. Seemed very flustered and confused in today's meeting. I'm glad it's over. Instead of crying in the car I went and bought a huge box of french fries. I stared at the bottles of wine for a long time but decided against that as I had to get back to work.

Onthemove1971 in reply to Janice_H3 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Hope she can get it together for your child..each one needs individual help.

Way to go at advocating for him.

Tonight the wine comes out.

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Janice_H in reply to Onthemove19713 years ago

Thanks for the encouragement and advice. I am always a nervous wreck before the meeting. They shouldn't have to be so stressful.

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Onthemove1971 in reply to Janice_H3 years ago

One way to cut down in the stress is to ask for reports and info. Sent to you 1 week before. Then you kinda know what is coming. Also, they can't invite someone you don't know ( like a new specialist) unless they ask you.

It should get easier the better he does and when they do their job. The stressful ones are when there are issues.

Take care, enjoy the holidays.

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Janice_H in reply to Cjkchamp3 years ago

Hi Cjkchamp, I sometimes feel that way also but I do my reading and research and know what rights I have as the parent. Every day I ask my son if he had in-classroom support and who was with him. I also ask if he went to the special education teacher and what he was taught. He gets annoyed from the same question each day, but I have to be sure they are doing what they should.

We are fortunate to finally be at a school where all of his teachers are excellent and genuinely care about his success. They are very timely with communications and I see that all his accommodations are followed. I frequently ask about how his modifications are included and how in-class support is going. I want all of them to know that I am monitoring it all.

It is time consuming doing this, but if I am not insisting they follow his IEP plan, who will do it. You might also do the same. I really do not care if they cannot stand me or if I am irritating them.

Janice_H in reply to Hidden3 years ago

Thank you shaper sooooooo much for your prayers. They worked!! Everything got resolved, there was a little chaos but it worked itself out.

Janice_H in reply to BlueMama13 years ago

I've gone to the school district twice, had a representative join 2 of the meetings. I still had difficulties. The last time I phoned the school district parent response unit to discuss problems, they would not answer the phone and would not return my calls. I don't know where to go now.