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Post by mykids on Nov 4, 2014 18:58:08 GMT -5
My son is upset that school is telling me he writes at grade level. He disagrees and wants them to help him after school outside of the classroom. He wants to request a meeting to meet with the IEP team.
Does he have the same rights to request a meeting that a parent has?
I would think yes, so kind of sounds like a dumb question, but you never know.
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Post by empeg1 on Nov 4, 2014 22:37:28 GMT -5
It depends upon your district and the age of your son. Many school districts will honor the involvement of a high school student in the IEP process. But, if you have educational rights and your son wants an IEP meeting, why don't you request the IEP meeting on behalf of your son? He can, of course, go to the Resource Specialist, if he qualifies and is placed in this program, to talk to the RSP. Or, he can go to his counselor. But, as to after school remediation, services are provided during the school day. I am not sure that the district has an obligation to provide services after school hours and outside of school?
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Post by healthy11 on Nov 4, 2014 22:56:53 GMT -5
If I recall correctly, your son is a H.S. Freshman, so I'm guessing he might be 13 or 14 years old now. IDEA requires that students by age 16 be invited to IEP meetings, however those who are younger but want to participate are encouraged to do so. Anyone who is part of the IEP Team can request an IEP meeting at any time, therefore your son, as a member of the Team, should be able to call a meeting.
Having said the above, I would encourage you to be there alongside your son, to be sure he doesn't get overwhelmed with all the terminology and bureaucracy that is apt to occur in any IEP meeting. Unfortunately, he may learn "early on" that people don't always get what they want in IEP meetings. (Truthfully, I'm doubtful that even if an IEP meeting is held, whether it's called by you or your son or anyone else, that the school has an obligation to assist him after school outside of the classroom. If he was seeking extra help during school hours, like in a study hall period, it might be easier to arrange, but I don't think he can force specific teachers to stick around and provide remediation services afterwards.)
P.S. It looks like I was composing my post at the same time as the prior answer was given. Sorry if it seems like a redundant reply.
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Post by kewpie on Nov 6, 2014 16:46:10 GMT -5
You can add an extended school day to the IEP but it usually pisses district folk off. I got such dirty looks when i said it at an IEP meeting BUT they kept saying they could not fit an important service during the class day and my son shouldn't miss class SO then an extended day would be appropriate. No?
If they cannot accommodate his request during the day, then ask for the extended day. Also depending on the services, some folks do have different hours. My sons mental health specialist worked until 5 so after his school day was over and he was transported to her clinic, his time to meet was from 3:30-4:14. That would be an extended day as were after school OT services for my other son.
I also think it is really valuable for your son to speak up as to his feelings of academic skills. It is SO easy for staff to make assumptions about the feelings and skills of a child and be TOTALLY off base. Kids may be putting on an act to cope at school and totally hiding their feelings.
At an IEP meeting several years ago, the staff kept telling me how happy my daughter was at school and I told them she was not happy at all. So I talked to my daughter afterwards asking her if they were correct. She was aghast and wrote a 3 page paper telling them how wrong they were. I made a copy and gave it to them and asked them to attach it to the IEP.
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