Does this quote tick you off?

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Does this quote tick you off?
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Fri, 10-06-2006 - 9:45am

This is from the district sped director is in response to a request for an IEE which I based on the fact that my accademic concerns were not addressed.

"They remind that she is autistic and that most of our autistic students begin having a difficult time when the educational material becomes more abstract. They have developed realistic goals and accomodations to meet her needs"

FYI - this things that are typical for autistic kids.....

-Dropped 60pts on her state standardized testing
-Dropped 20 SS points (nearly 2 standard deviations) on her Non-verbal IQ
-Dropped 30 SS points (2 standard deviations) and 3 grade levels (from 7th grade reading level in 03, to a 4th grade reading level in 06) on her Reading
-Similar drops in fluency
-nearly failed 2 classes last year and they did "extra credit" to bring her up to a C and D.
-this is a child who was tested and accepted into GATE (gifted and talented education)

But I guess I should just accept this because she is autistic and they have made *Reasonable* goals and accomodations.

Renee

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Fri, 10-06-2006 - 9:50pm

I posted on the IEP board, heading there next.

Wanna know the part that ticks me off most. This was from teh DIRECTOR!!! HEllo! I could expect something stupid from some new-ish teacher who doesn't know better. But the Director? That takes ba!!s.

Renee

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Fri, 10-06-2006 - 10:53pm

Wow...I hadn't thought that my potty mouth probably doesn't come through on the boards! ROFL! No really...I cuss like a sailor.

Of course, Claire's echolalia put an abrupt halt to the F bombs.

Amy

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Sat, 10-07-2006 - 8:05am

That's the way I understood it from the one Special Ed class we regular ed folks were required to take. After dealing with these people who wanted me writing IEPs I was *soooo* proud of my school making that much of an impression on me as a regular ed teacher.

I'd seen before and since the regular ed teachers that act like the IEPs are just a 'bother' to them created to ruin their lives... and they made me sick. My school had made it quite clear that these things were *very* important and meant for the best interest of that particular student. The cookie cutter ones were not either of those things. *Those* IEPs were a waste of time for everyone involved. I was so sad to see that viewpoint given any credance at all.

Kristy

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Sat, 10-07-2006 - 10:05am

Yup, I am proud of your school as well. They made some good teachers.

My dd's school is very cookie cutter in it's IEP's. They have the special AS program and they don't want to waiver from thier cookie cutter approach. They have never worked as a team with us to come up with creative strategies to meet our concerns. And often even when she has an objective and I ask what they are doing about it, I get the WORLD's vaguest answers. I don't think they have an actual plan on how to implement them.

Conversely our elementary school is the opposite.

Take Dave, he is having some behavior challenges in school. I went to talk to his teacher who immediately took time for me. We came up with a positive behavior plan together on the spot. We decided if that didn't work what sensory strategies we would try for him, and this was all prior to even the thought of having to add it to his IEP. This is just what this one teacher is willing to do for 1 child in her class to meet his unique needs.

And with Mike, well the creativity the school has had to meet his needs is incredible. Realistically, the kid shouldn't even be in his current program (learning handicapped) but they have modified it for Mike and he has blossomed in every way. Behaviorally, emotionally and even academically.

They wanted to put Mike in a different school in the elementary AS program that is fashioned after Caits middle school program. I wouldn't allow it saying that he would fall apart in that situation. They were cookie cutter and inflexible saying that the kids HAD to be mainstreamed for academics and HAD to have 2-3 teachers per day and lots of changes. They had created this program in large part because of Mike then and his need for more intensive program than RSP but they wouldn't listen to my input at all. The next year when he fell apart with even less mainstream time in the school he was used to they decided I was right and put him full time SDC until he was able to manage better.

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Sat, 10-07-2006 - 11:41am

They stumbled out towards route 66; on their way as we speak!


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Sat, 10-07-2006 - 11:47am

How do you think I feel?

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