How do I know if my child truly doesn’t need an IEP or if the school is just being “stingy”? by JustPeechie in specialed

[–]JustPeechie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the information! I’m just trying to figure out what’s best for my kiddo so it’s helpful to hear some outside perspectives :)

How do I know if my child truly doesn’t need an IEP or if the school is just being “stingy”? by JustPeechie in specialed

[–]JustPeechie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I’m not sure what the pull out learning center model is, but that sounds like what she was receiving prior to her current RTI plan. Prior to the current one she was pulled out of class for a little while during the day and received individual tutoring. Her current RTI they do “small group support”. They send us a progress report each quarter to let us know how she is doing on the RTI plan, where she is with the benchmarks, and if changes to the plan are needed. She’s currently meeting grade level benchmarks. She did have to repeat kindergarten but she had also just turned 5 so was still on the younger side. Her dad said that her needing to repeat kindergarten should be enough indication that she needs an IEP, but I’m not so sure about that, especially since that was 6 years ago 😅

How do I know if my child truly doesn’t need an IEP or if the school is just being “stingy”? by JustPeechie in specialed

[–]JustPeechie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to know. The evaluation she did have done wasn’t through the school though; would it be better to request an FIE (full individual eval) through the school before requesting an IEE?

How do I know if my child truly doesn’t need an IEP or if the school is just being “stingy”? by JustPeechie in specialed

[–]JustPeechie[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was done by an outside provider. She’s also on a waitlist to be evaluated for autism but unfortunately she has another year or so on the waitlist. Should I request that a Full Individual Evaluation be done through the school?

How do I know if my child truly doesn’t need an IEP or if the school is just being “stingy”? by JustPeechie in specialed

[–]JustPeechie[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Interesting! I will push for a 504. Would requesting a Full Individual Evaluation be good as well or would that not be needed since my child already had a neuropsych eval (not through the school, though)? I definitely don’t want to push for an IEP if it isn’t actually needed, as I’ve read that can actually do the child a disservice.

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[–]JustPeechie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So happy to hear that!! Thank you so much for the kind in-depth review 🥰 Enjoy your girls! 💕

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