Hello! I had a meeting with the school's SST (Student Services Team). They declined my son's request for an IEP evaluation despite my concerns with my 10 yr old son's signs of Executive Function deficits in class. Because his English and Math assessments are above benchmark, they state it is not affecting his learning and therefore doesn't warrant an IEP evaluation. He had been diagnosed as ADHD outside of the school.
The most I can get was a 504 and that they provide my son strategies to better manage his time and organization skills. From my understanding, IEP teaches skills and 504 only does class modifications and no skills are taught.
I made the case that my son may just be a good test taker and addressed that he struggles in the classroom. He fidgets and doesn't focus all the time. I just couldn't get over their argument about his disability was "not affecting his learning" due to his test reading and math classroom assessments. Can you advise on how to counter or advise on how to get the services he needs? Thank you!
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Jean G
Hello! I had a meeting with the school's SST (Student Services Team). They declined my son's request for an IEP evaluation despite my concerns with my 10 yr old son's signs of Executive Function deficits in class. Because his English and Math assessments are above benchmark, they state it is not affecting his learning and therefore doesn't warrant an IEP evaluation. He had been diagnosed as ADHD outside of the school.
The most I can get was a 504 and that they provide my son strategies to better manage his time and organization skills. From my understanding, IEP teaches skills and 504 only does class modifications and no skills are taught.
I made the case that my son may just be a good test taker and addressed that he struggles in the classroom. He fidgets and doesn't focus all the time. I just couldn't get over their argument about his disability was "not affecting his learning" due to his test reading and math classroom assessments. Can you advise on how to counter or advise on how to get the services he needs? Thank you!
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