We moved from one zoned school district (where my son is in the inclusionary co-teaching classroom due to autism) to a different zoned school within the same district which does not have any co-teaching classrooms available for my son to be in. So he would be in a gen-ed classroom. I've attached a message from the chief of state & federal programs for the district saying that there is no change in placement.
On his IEP, placement has co-teaching checked (as well as consultative and small groups). The district is arguing that he is changing schools but not placement, therefore it isn't affecting his IEP and they don't need to provide PWN. However, wouldn't changing from a co-teaching classroom to a gen-ed classroom be a change in placement? A special education coordinator tried to argue with me on the phone that even though it's checked on his IEP, he isn't receiving those services (because it's not listed in the boxes?). Except. He is. He is in the co-teacher classroom.
Would love any help or advice on resources from anyone out there! I think we may need to file a Dept of Ed complaint in order to get this resolved. Would you all agree?
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We moved from one zoned school district (where my son is in the inclusionary co-teaching classroom due to autism) to a different zoned school within the same district which does not have any co-teaching classrooms available for my son to be in. So he would be in a gen-ed classroom. I've attached a message from the chief of state & federal programs for the district saying that there is no change in placement.
On his IEP, placement has co-teaching checked (as well as consultative and small groups). The district is arguing that he is changing schools but not placement, therefore it isn't affecting his IEP and they don't need to provide PWN. However, wouldn't changing from a co-teaching classroom to a gen-ed classroom be a change in placement? A special education coordinator tried to argue with me on the phone that even though it's checked on his IEP, he isn't receiving those services (because it's not listed in the boxes?). Except. He is. He is in the co-teacher classroom.
Would love any help or advice on resources from anyone out there! I think we may need to file a Dept of Ed complaint in order to get this resolved. Would you all agree?
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