tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709242580417745556.post1964225944488931330..comments2023-04-02T05:10:50.036-04:00Comments on The UnOfficial MVRCS Blog: IEP Laws That Govern Meetings and IEP Development ~~~Know Before You Go!UnOfficial MVRCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292531390616359087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709242580417745556.post-13310029295346059582010-10-11T15:20:30.944-04:002010-10-11T15:20:30.944-04:00All schools do train personnel to some degree on w...All schools do train personnel to some degree on what they can and can not (or should not say) but none to the degree that MVRCS does. Teachers at MVRCVS are not permitted to make suggestions or recommendations to parents, or give too much information (heavens forbid it contradict what the school has told them, it might cause Kathy Kinnon grief). <br />The training for other districts is the fear that a teacher may give parents too much information towards the child being out placed (at the schools expense) if the school can't provide an education to the child (severe behavioral, emotional, lD's). MVRCS doesn't have that problem as if the school were to determine it couldn't provide an adequate education, the child would then be referred back to the sending district school (I believe that is how it works). <br />For MVRCS it is more about control and ego as they don't want anyone to question their ability to educated children (hence the use of systematic elimination and/or trying to push certain students out). Teachers at MVRCS aren't permitted to send a NOTE home or newsletter home unless it is approved by the administration. Teachers in the public schools don't have to do that, the schools know (or hope) that they hired competent, qualified teachers who know what should or should not be said. <br />The other part of this is that when teachers are qualified with teaching degrees and/or certified, they've taken the required courses in special ed that educate them on different special ed issues, one of which being the legalities they'll face as teachers. Just another reason to push for quality, qualified teachers.UnOfficial MVRCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292531390616359087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709242580417745556.post-17000922396507386482010-10-11T14:41:34.969-04:002010-10-11T14:41:34.969-04:00This post highlights the need for a parent to get ...This post highlights the need for a parent to get information from more than one person in a school district. Is it legal for a school district to carefully train personnel what not to say or give 'keyhole' access to parents - only to specific personnel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709242580417745556.post-69203938704047327892010-10-11T13:58:26.944-04:002010-10-11T13:58:26.944-04:00From what I have seen/heard, parents of students w...From what I have seen/heard, parents of students with IEP's would be wise to email each and every teacher and specialist that is responsible for any of the accommodations or goals within their childs IEP to ensure they have a copy of it AND understand the implications for their child. Some of these teachers have NEVER worked with any learning disabilities before and may not appreciate how a non-verbal learning disability may present itself within their class. Also, if you email them (as opposed to calling) you have proof of the conversation and that they have a copy of the IEP. Just a thought...SoSadMVRCS aka MVInsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495269468248708862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709242580417745556.post-18832628025183024522010-10-11T13:54:20.874-04:002010-10-11T13:54:20.874-04:00I've read those state before but didn't se...I've read those state before but didn't see the 7252 rejected IEP's that came across the DESE. I'd be curious to see what happened to all of the IEP's that weren't resolved in any of the above methods - did they just go away?<br />These laws would be awesome to have on hand in case Queenie tried to pull a fast one. <br />Does anyone have the law or wording that addresses the parents being told 'that isn't how we do things here' or whatever it is they say to parents? For example, when a parent has an outside evaluation and comes in with a list of accommodations from the outside evaluator, I'm sure the school doesn't have to accept all of them, but do they have to pay attention to it or can they just reject all aspects of it? Does anyone know?SoSadMVRCS aka MVInsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495269468248708862noreply@blogger.com