“Minimum” vs. “Maximum” FAPE
A sped director told me some states were “minimum” FAPE states and some were “maximum” FAPE states. Where can I find this concept in writing? There is no such concept Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: FAPE
Child is Disrupting My Class – What Can I Do?
I am a general education teacher. One of my students, who has an IEP, interrupts class several times a day. It is not uncommon for him to blurt out on- Continue Reading →
Making Up Missed Services
My child has reading, speech and OT in her IEP. How many times a month are the therapist’s “allowed” to miss a session? There is nothing in IDEA or the Continue Reading →
Autism Lives Daily in Our House
For Brian and me, the autistic behaviors of Jack, our now six year old son, first appeared at age 10 months. Nearly one year later, we finally received the diagnosis Continue Reading →
Can I Revoke Consent for a Service in the IEP?
My son is dyslexic. He has an IEP and receives services in a special education classroom. Because he is not making enough progress, I enrolled him in the Barton Reading Continue Reading →
Changing Tracks: My Son is Failing – Despite his IEP
I read your article “Can a Child With an IEP Fail?” My son has LD and is in high school. He has an IEP, but the school has not evaluated Continue Reading →
Alternative Placement for “Assignment Refusal” – a Helpful Strategy?
What does the law state regarding a student who is in mainstream classes yet refuses to do any assignments? He just doesn’t care. The staff has made extra effort to Continue Reading →
We’re Moving! – When Should I Tell the School?
Last year the school really dropped the ball on my child’s IEP. His ‘first year’ teacher left out all the accommodations and modifications. He had his worst year on record. Continue Reading →
We’re Moving! – When Should I Tell the School?
Last year the school really dropped the ball on my child’s IEP. His ‘first year’ teacher left out all the accommodations and modifications. He had his worst year on record. Continue Reading →
First “Wrightslaw All About IEPs” Program in Tampa (Jan 15, 2010)
Wrightslaw All About IEPs is a new program (one day, five hours) by Pete Wright that focuses on the legal requirements for IEPs and how to develop SMART IEPs. This Continue Reading →
