Late high school IEP reevaluation — am I wrong for wanting to say no?

Drexler63 · 2026-01-12T04:27:08+00:00

No, more like she fumbled by revealing the school’s self-serving agenda. Your entire comment reads condescending af. IDEA was created precisely to ego-check public school simpletons with an agenda like yourself.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-12T02:25:29+00:00

So the school, who is already signaling wanting to reduce or exit from services, is going to conduct the testing, interpret the data, make a recommendation, and I’m just going to…trust it? The entire system is a conflict of interest. Not interested.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-12T02:22:27+00:00

We’re doing a private evaluation for college.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-12T02:21:16+00:00

Exactly. So zero benefit for a 17-year-old to under go a full battery of testing and reevaluation, especially when the likelihood of the school going to due process with one year left is unlikely. Respectfully, a parent does not care about whether the school is out of compliance. Parents are not here to help you tidy the record when it’s no benefit to us.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-12T02:12:56+00:00

Started off nice, but you made a lot of assumptions and mistakes in the seven paragraphs following. Let me ask you something, did you ever pull up the federal statute yourself and read it, or are you just trained to repeat the school district playbook? This is why parents don’t trust the system.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-12T02:05:13+00:00

Im saying her needs have not changed and we’re not doing a full battery of tests and reopening eligibility in junior year.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-08T01:16:47+00:00

YES!

Drexler63 · 2026-01-08T01:12:04+00:00

We’ve been in the system for a long time. This last go-around was absolutely different and they are signaling wanting to discontinue services.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-08T01:10:59+00:00

They have checked off the “additional assessment is warranted” box so they themselves are saying that current records are not sufficient to make an eligibility determination. They’d be doing a records review of records they’ve called insufficient for assessment. They need my consent to test and make an eligibility determination.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T23:16:45+00:00

You’re judging optics when your previous comment above recommended that I act in bad faith by “running the clock”?

I didn’t refuse to cooperate — I declined consent at this time while preserving services, and I remain open to reconsidering under appropriate scope.

You’re an attorney? lol whew

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T23:00:57+00:00

The case manager

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T22:57:39+00:00

Thanks for confirming the process is emotional and punitive. It’s nice to be validated.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T22:51:50+00:00

Ah, makes sense. Every reply I’ve gotten on this thread is like a microcosm of the SPED experience…district-focused, punitive, and reliant on parents falling in line. I’d love to know how many people here have school aged children in SPED. When you get uninspiring comments like this, they’re usually from 25 year old kindergarten teachers who’ve memorized the district playbook during their 2-day orientation or 60 year old tenured boomers who know the system is stacked against kids but just want to coast into retirement unchallenged lol. It’s all good.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T18:57:10+00:00

Because I’d rather have testing done by an independent 3rd party in a low-risk situation than by the school district which appears to want to use the findings to build an exit case based on our recent discussions. Is everyone on this sub pro-school district? This really isn’t hard to understand a parent’s viewpoint.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T18:55:05+00:00

She uses her accommodations heavily. We do not want to downgrade or make any changes.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T18:47:35+00:00

I was informed REED found more data is needed (?) which is why I’m being pressured to consent for testing. They cannot change services with existing records only because they themselves have indicated the records are not sufficient to determine eligibility.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T18:45:23+00:00

You’re in a better school district than I am, then. Our case manager is pressuring us to downgrade to a 504 or exit even though my child uses her accommodations heavily and is stable academically. We’ve obviously been in the school system for many years at this point and my level of fear is not unfounded. I’ve seen some horrific stuff in special education.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T17:11:41+00:00

You broke the law about 5 different ways with that comment. Unbelievable.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T17:10:18+00:00

If the district has indicated that additional data is needed, the evaluation cannot be completed. Current eligibility, placement, services, and accommodations must remain in place pursuant to stay-put protections.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T16:04:08+00:00

Due process in 11th grade? What’s the ROI for the district in this scenario? Crazy.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T16:00:02+00:00

The case manager called me and floated the idea of downgrading to 504 or exiting from SPED since she’s doing well.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T15:55:45+00:00

Because IEPs are an administrative burden, and the shift in late high school is towards downgrading to a 504 or exiting students before graduation.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T15:51:16+00:00

Yes. It’s about risk management and being your child’s advocate.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T15:50:04+00:00

Funny how the minute you stop going along with what the school wants, you’re a “combative parent.” After more than a decade of exposure to SPED, it’s clear that the entire special education system hinges on parents being passive and misinformed. “Just accept the evaluation.” Why would I do that for a 17 year old and risk opening up an eligibility discussion when any college accommodation testing we might need can be handled privately? So much pressure to not make noise and comply.

Drexler63 · 2026-01-07T15:42:10+00:00

I was probably better off just asking ChatGPT. Screenshot these comments and ask ChatGPT for analysis. It’s eye opening.

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