Your child's right when he transfers schools is to have his old IEP in place. If he transfers to a school in the same state, that IEP can just stay like that until the next IEP meeting (although there is supposed to be an official IEP meeting at some point soon to accept it or change it). The new District has to honor that IEP substantially, which means if they can't provide the exact services, they have to provide services that are substantially the same. Or they can change the IEP in the usual way and IEP is changed -- through consensus of the IEP Team. If you've moved out of state, the only thing that changes it that they HAVE to have an IEP meeting as soon as possible to write a new IEP, even if it's identical to the old one. Until they do, the old one is in place just as it is if you move in state.
Send a request, in writing, to your school district immediately. Tell them that your child has ESY services on his IEP and you want them to notify you as to how they intend to implement those ESY services. Believe me, they'll set up an IEP meeting ASAP if they don't want to put those services in place because the KNOW their responsibilities. They are just hoping you won't, so they'll be off the hook, by your default, for ESY as promised by the old district.
I am a SLP and agree with the previous poster....you have to stay on top of EVERYTHING as well as to Document! Document! Document! I have seen too many cases with Autism that slips through the cracks. Good luck with everything and let me know if you have ANY other questions:)Can you call the new district? Can you call the Special Ed director at new School to find out why you haven't heard anything, gee we only have 5 weeks left on our summer vacation. I think you should have heard something by now. I think you need to make some phone calls. When my child went to ESY, it started a week after the last day of School. I wonder if anyone has looked at his IEP, from the new School. Sorry not much help, I hope you get some answers soon. Our addmistration office is open all summer long.I am trying to track someone down in the district.
I can't contact the diagnositician at his school. I have left 2 messages for the director of special ed. I also emailed her with the info. (so I've got the papertrail)
I just spoke with the BCBA from our old district too.
I just feel so out of practice right now. After our big ARD meeting last year, the old school district really snapped to. I feel like it's been forever since I've had to put up the "big fight". I'm really unprepared for this. :(
Michelle
Stay strong!!!! You are the one that advocates for your child and his/her rights.We moved almost a month ago.
On the very last day of school, I registered ds at his new school in a new district. At that time, they also received all of his IEP paperwork.
It has now been more than 30 days, and I have heard nothing at all from them.
Ds was to go to ESY through his old school district and also continue his in-home training. Right now, he is receiving none of those services.
I'm just not sure what is normal protocol for all of this....
Michelle
I hate to say this, but you really just have to babysit them. Starting from the very initial evaluations, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. It's sad that it has to be that way, but you really just have to stay on top of it. I also think e-mails work great and it creates a paper trail. You can e-mail anyone through your local district's website.