So I know there is a whole blog post about this, and I have read (and re-read it) several times, but here are the specifics as to where I am stuck with my daughter's situation. She is due for her triennial eval and the school is pushing really hard to close the IEP and go to a 504 only. I very, very strongly disagree with this and know that as soon as they pull her SDI supports, she will fail. I was given an advance draft copy of the testing results and if I am reading it correctly, it would appear they are not finding her eligible for continued SPED services in any areas. I know no decision has been made as the meeting as hasn't occurred, but based on the data and the clinical summary at the end, that's how it appears. It seems that all my other concerns were washed away.
However, she has EF dysfunctions that would align with her ADHD diagnosis and I would like to make the argument for eligibility under OHI. That being said, I don't actually think it's her ADHD diagnosis that is in fact the main disability, but based on this report it would appear to be on the only eligible disability that might allow her to continue to receive services. If I can convince the IEP team of this, then does the actual eligibility category matter? Can she still have resource pull outs for reading, writing, math? Can I still request an increase in minutes for this resource time based on her current level of academic performance?
My only other thought at this point would be to request an IEE at the MET meeting as I disagree with their findings of their evaluations. What was identified in the reason for referral and the input from the gen ed teachers, does not at all correlate with the findings from the evaluation. It's as it one child was described at the beginning of the report and then at the end someone a different child came out, yet they are both mine. There is so much more going on that I feel was just ignored or forgotten here, but I am terrified of what will happen if she loses this IEP based on what has already been happening the last several weeks with an IEP.
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So I know there is a whole blog post about this, and I have read (and re-read it) several times, but here are the specifics as to where I am stuck with my daughter's situation. She is due for her triennial eval and the school is pushing really hard to close the IEP and go to a 504 only. I very, very strongly disagree with this and know that as soon as they pull her SDI supports, she will fail. I was given an advance draft copy of the testing results and if I am reading it correctly, it would appear they are not finding her eligible for continued SPED services in any areas. I know no decision has been made as the meeting as hasn't occurred, but based on the data and the clinical summary at the end, that's how it appears. It seems that all my other concerns were washed away.
However, she has EF dysfunctions that would align with her ADHD diagnosis and I would like to make the argument for eligibility under OHI. That being said, I don't actually think it's her ADHD diagnosis that is in fact the main disability, but based on this report it would appear to be on the only eligible disability that might allow her to continue to receive services. If I can convince the IEP team of this, then does the actual eligibility category matter? Can she still have resource pull outs for reading, writing, math? Can I still request an increase in minutes for this resource time based on her current level of academic performance?
My only other thought at this point would be to request an IEE at the MET meeting as I disagree with their findings of their evaluations. What was identified in the reason for referral and the input from the gen ed teachers, does not at all correlate with the findings from the evaluation. It's as it one child was described at the beginning of the report and then at the end someone a different child came out, yet they are both mine. There is so much more going on that I feel was just ignored or forgotten here, but I am terrified of what will happen if she loses this IEP based on what has already been happening the last several weeks with an IEP.
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