tzoya? anyone?service question. | Autism PDD

I have a question- and this seriously did not happen to me....BUT- it did happen to someone i know.

what happens when school starts and its 3 weeks later- and none of the services have started for a child...

seriously- what happens if the sped teacher just doesn't do the services, and the speech person doesn't do the services???

what the heck happens next?

this has never happend to me- ever- so i told my friend i would ask people who would know what happens. And, yes, that administration has acknowledged that no services have been provided as of yesterday.

Thanks ahead of time.

File a complaint with the Dept. of Public Instruction? Write a letter to the school, and copy the district and head of Special Education, requesting copies of all records of services received for the school year. They will immediately go into damage control mode, and give all kinds of excuses as to why there are no records, but this will get their attention in a big way. Next, an IEP should be requested, and all those responsible for providing services must attend. Ask to see how the child is progressing toward meeting their goals. By the time an IEP takes place, it should be at least 5 weeks into the school year, and most IEP's have 5-10 week incremental goals, so some progress should be made by then. If there is still no evidence or effort being made to provide the child the services that are mandated in the IEP, then Due Process would be the next step. The Parent should contact the Special Education department of the school district, and tell them she wants to file for Due Process. They will send her the paperwork she needs to get the ball rolling. This is what I have done, and by golly, it works!

it baffles me that this would happen to anyone.

i hope my friend BUCKs up and does what she needs to do....

it wierds me out!

it is NOT right.

Write a letter to the Director of Special Education. Include an account of how many services have been missed so far. Then request that that amount of services be given during the school day, outside the school day or during vacations to compensate for the fact that your child was not getting the services promised in his IEP. Also, check the "start date" and "end date" on the child's IEP. Some school districts don't coincide the "start date" with the first day of school, tho they should. In any event, the school MUST compensate the child for any IEP interventions that are missed. Include in the letter that you will be keeping count of an additional services the child misses. Then follow up with a phone call to discuss the details of how the compensatory services will be delivered. I would not hope directly to a State Complaint. You want to work WITH the school district and not become a presona non grata. Of course, of your efforts to cooperate fail, you can THEN invoke your Due Process rights.

thanks everyone for your help.

Its unbelievable to me that this would or could happen to someone.

My son's services are so good, - and so on time....

Hope everyone has a nice afternoon.

Hubby took Jer to some historic sites bordering VT- and he has had his fix for the day!

Gail