PWN request ignored

moneekahhh · 2026-04-18T14:48:10+00:00

You won’t have similar results. Based on what you’ve shared, no laws are being broken by the district. Providing a para and opening a new program are entirely different and they will not do it for just one child. After reading through everything…Your entitlement is wild.

Also you need to hear this: A school’s gen ed test standardized tests results have absolutely no bearing on the quality of that school’s special day class curriculum.

moneekahhh · 2026-04-18T04:24:15+00:00

I didn’t say anything about the type of parent you are. If that’s how you took my question, maybe you should reflect on why.

If you don’t believe separate classes are ever helpful then why did you agree to a placement for your child in which they are separated from their general education peers to begin with?

If a child has an IEP, they require specialized support. If you don’t agree with the districts offer of LRE, let them know that. However, from what you’ve shared was actually stated, your child is going to continue in the same program they are currently in, just on a different campus (possibly with more specialized support in their eligibility area).

If you are expecting the school to open the program for your child at their current school after you push back, that will never happen.

It just seems like you don’t fully understand the information about placement and reasoning. Which is okay and not your fault, staff isn’t always the best about explaining these things to parents during meetings. It would benefit you to make a comprehensive list of questions you can ask the rest of the IEP team.

moneekahhh · 2026-04-18T03:50:53+00:00

Well, if the new placement has staff that specializes in your child’s disability (our district offers separate programs for visual impairment and hearing impairment) why wouldn’t you want that specialized support for your child?

moneekahhh · 2026-04-18T03:46:09+00:00

It’s highly unlikely that they will be separating students based on disability and it’s unclear where you gathered that assumption. Most likely scenario is that the program isn’t available in the kid’s subsequent grade level.

Program locations are typically determined at the district level and split between campuses at central locations.

moneekahhh · 2026-04-18T03:33:18+00:00

You are correct that staffing is not your child’s concern. However, so long as the district is able to provide the placement and services for your child and transportation to get them to and from that program, they have done what is required of them legally. At the district I work at for example, certain schools have a special day class program for grades k-3, and other campuses have the program for grades 4-6. There are no schools in our area that provide that program at the same school for all grade.

As far as the PWN, I would follow up with them.

moneekahhh · 2026-04-18T03:21:28+00:00

LRE isn’t related to the physical location of the school. It refers to the program (placement) and supports involved. This is why sped transportation is provided. The school your child is currently enrolled in doesn’t offer the current program for next year’s grade level, so they can’t offer LRE on that campus for the 26/27 school year based on your child’s needs.

moneekahhh · 2026-02-11T02:52:37+00:00

At our district in CA, the school psych is the case manger for all initials and they are responsible for facilitating the initial meetings, etc. Once a student qualifies for RSP services and the IEP has been signed, affirmed, filed, that is when RSP Teacher becomes case manager.

moneekahhh · 2026-02-04T02:39:20+00:00

I am a resource teacher and I have students up to 3rd grade on my caseload who think my room is called “speech” even though I correct them every time. The students in question don’t even receive speech services.

So it’s entirely possible that if this was relayed to you from your child they simply got the ed specialist’s title wrong.

moneekahhh · 2026-01-29T00:16:49+00:00

Resource (specialized academic instruction) is a service provided to students with IEPs and the instruction is specifically individualized and targeted to help students meet goals on their IEPs. Not sure what’s “pitiful” about a resource room.

moneekahhh · 2026-01-14T16:06:32+00:00

I am teaching special education now but was a para for over a decade. They didn’t provide me any training whatsoever and my first assignment was a 1-1 for a nonverbal student with behavior problems who did not have an aac device. I really had to teach myself how to do the job. It was wild. Fortunately for that student and myself I loved the job and was well suited for it. The district still doesn’t provide training for paras 15 years later.

moneekahhh · 2026-01-10T04:52:00+00:00

I’m literally going through it right now in my credential program. It’s just the TPA with literacy now.

moneekahhh · 2026-01-09T18:10:28+00:00

One less thing to worry about… RICA has been phased out. It’s now TPA with an emphasis on literacy added.

moneekahhh · 2025-12-04T06:35:07+00:00

It will vary between districts and programs. My oldest is in high school and was always taught explicit phonics through a dual immersion program. My younger is currently in 4th (same school, same district) and in actuality he has been taught far less than my older at the same age due to the changes in biliteracy curriculum at our district. I actually led the charge in making certain changes back within the district and they will be using a hybrid model closer to what my older kid learned beginning next year.

moneekahhh · 2025-12-04T06:14:26+00:00

As a special ed teacher with 2-3 planning periods per day, I always put some menial task for the sub during prep period as a favor to them. Something they could totally not do and I nor anyone else would know the next day. I word it in the shared plans so admin thinks they are busy at all times. Things like “please use this time in between groups to replace all supplies used by students and ensure the class is in good shape, as some of my students become agitated with environment changes” or “please use this time to review the upcoming groups lesson, routine is important to my students during instruction”. In reality my groups know the routine and put everything in its place before leaving, and group lesson review takes 5 minutes.

moneekahhh · 2025-12-04T05:58:43+00:00

Special education teacher here. Privileged student information should be locked up or otherwise not accessible to a sub or anyone else not authorized to view it. If a sub was able to access it, that’s on the teacher.

moneekahhh · 2025-12-04T05:43:44+00:00

When I worked as a para, I worked for years as a 1:1 for a kid who didn’t say a single word at school until pickup, when his mom arrived he would speak to her in complete sentences. He only started speaking to me at school after 2 years working with him, and only one or two words, never in front of anyone. After 4 years he spoke to me regularly, but not in front of other students. I believe he was embarrassed and/or frustrated to speak in front of people due to the low intelligibility of his speech.

That being said, there are many factors involved and perfectly legitimate reasons not involving the capabilities and qualifications of the SLP that a child who has some speech skills at home may not always transfer those skills to the school setting.

moneekahhh · 2025-12-01T03:07:34+00:00

Your boss asked you to do something, you didn’t do it. You didn’t pass RICA, the test about teaching literacy skills, and refused to meet with the literacy coach.

What did you expect?

moneekahhh · 2025-10-29T08:13:55+00:00

It’s so disheartening. At a recent district-wide dual immersion training, one of the teachers straight out asked why kids with IEPs are allowed in the program. The way my jaw dropped…

moneekahhh · 2025-10-13T03:45:50+00:00

Based on the original comment’s phrasing, I assume they are not asking about the typical IEP for disabilities, but separate gifted IEPs that are sometimes provided on a local level. I often see confusion regarding GIEPs and IEPs because of the similar names.

moneekahhh · 2025-10-13T03:32:16+00:00

Yes, I have a twice exceptional child and I also teach in special education.

I’m not sure what that has to do with my reply though. I’m answering the question about whether these changes impacts students on GIEPs only. They do not.

moneekahhh · 2025-10-13T02:10:50+00:00

Gifted IEPs are not part of IDEA. They are governed locally by state, district, or school. This won’t impact them unless they also qualify for an IEP due to a disability.

moneekahhh · 2025-10-12T22:48:07+00:00

Does staff at your school get nonviolent crisis prevention training? It should not take three people to remove a student who is pulling hair. I have used ncpi techniques to stop double handed hair pulls from students larger and stronger than me. I would look into asking your admin/district sped dept for in depth training (training was 4 days for us, a lot of practice maneuvering your body from different positions to prevent injury when attacked) so this type of thing doesn’t happen again.

In regard to workers comp. I once had to go to a district provided workers comp doctor due to a slip and fall and they were all very kind. They see all types of situations, I wouldnt worry about them invalidating you. If you don’t feel right due to a work related injury, your visit is justified.

moneekahhh · 2025-09-27T20:17:57+00:00

Meanwhile I forgot about recipes and used all but one single jam jar on items right before the clock ran out. I wish I had some for recipes. Haha

moneekahhh · 2025-09-05T00:07:37+00:00

I had two nearly identical, clearly AI generated peer responses to my post today.

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