When a child makes no progress, the IEP Team MUST alter the IEP to up the intervention so the child DOES make progress. The PURPOSE of special education is to help the child make progress. The school district is required to show how your individual child is meeting the state's standards for ALL children. All kids with IEPs are ALSO covered by No Child Left Behind requirements. I'd suggest getting a good advocate and also getting a copy of FROM EMOTIONS TO ADVOCACY and paying attention particularly to chapters 10 and 11, which cover tests and measurements. [QUOTE=KaKingsbury]
Just my 30 year old brain says an I.E.P. is used to measure how well your child is doing and to measure if the program your child is in is adequate........so, am I some freakin IDIOT or does the fact that my child has reached no progress on her goals mean SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG?
[/QUOTE]Do I sound like just some fool. My daughter made no measurable progress on a single goal and I'm at an I.E.P. meeting pretty much screaming "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS, MY CHILD HAS LOST A YEAR!", and the entire opposite side of the table just sits there like so what, it's not a big deal to us!
Just my 30 year old brain says an I.E.P. is used to measure how well your child is doing and to measure if the program your child is in is adequate........so, am I some freakin IDIOT or does the fact that my child has reached no progress on her goals mean SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG?
They seem to say it's just me!!!!!!
They actually said "Let's don't dwell on the past, let's focus on the future and how your child will make progress"??? WTF?
They couldn't do anything in a year but want me to just give them another one!!!!!!
I'm about at my breaking point here. I'm just sick of the BS!!!!!!!
You are right to be angry - either the school made goals that were completely inappropriate for her (which is bad) or she has indeed lost a year because they haven't helped her (which is obviously much worse!). It sounds to me like they're covering their a**es here and that is not okay. She needs to be in a program where they are HELPING her make PROGRESS! I'm sorry you're dealing with this, but I would definitely get an advocate involved. You are in for a fight on this one, I would bet. I don't blame you for being upset. What are the changes that they are going to make to work on meeting these goals going forward? I refused to put Sarah in the ppcd classroom for the same reason you just experinced..IMHO I dont feel the school is able to give our kids the 1:1 intensive ABA therapy they need. We did ABA from age 3-6 years old and she is now totally mainstreamed and cant imagine the school getting her to this level alone..if you can provide ABA for her then do it. Read "Let me hear your voice" by Catherine Maurice..it motivated me to do ABA and I never would of gotten this therapy if I hadnt read this book! Best of luck to you and many blessings you can get what she needs:)
goals.
My SD likes to hand out less services so less goals are better. I actually
want my son to learn and be successful in his school placement so I want
more. Our goals that we recently want and just presented will have him
very ready for a typical 1st grade. My son will require ABA therapy
outside of school to meet these goals, but this is my best shot at getting
him ready so he can fully participate in class next year.
What you have is proof that your daughter did not meet any goals. The
SD has to provide a program which has some benefit. They failed so bad.
Get a special education attorney asap. if you can not afford one get an
advocate.
Do not sign anything until you have spoken in detail to someone. Your
daughter has wasted a year already. I would not trust anything they offer
at this point. Have you looked in to ABA or other Intense Behavioral
Intervention 1:1? You do not have another year to waste! You are entirely
right to be mad.
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