[blindkid] Putting pressure on the school district

Sun Mar 15 02:13:57 UTC 2009

Hello:

     I would iterate my suggestion of using an engineer journal. The book 
should be stitch bound with machine numbered pages. Periodically, it would 
be good to notarize entries. Perhaps Carlton will comment on this. The 
problem with a spiral notebook is that it is possible to remove the spiral 
wire and rearrange the pages. If the pages are prenumbered, this might not 
be a problem.

Regards,

Robert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Gilmer" <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Putting pressure on the school district


> Good Debby, and I think it was Robert who once pointed out that lab books
> that are bound also can not be altered in order and will be recognize as 
> so
> by a court.
>
>
>
> Carrie Gilmer, President
> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
> NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
> Home Phone: 763-784-8590
> carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Debby B
> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:13 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Putting pressure on the school district
>
> Holly, and others,
> One of the things we have been told is to do as much via email as possible
> for the written record.
> Another big one we were told by attorneys was to keep notes in a SPIRAL
> bound notebook. Not as neat and organized, but proof of the order things
> happened. I bought a huge spiral for middle school. Over half full this
> school year alone.
>
> Debby
> bwbddl at yahoo.com
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>
> Please support Braille literacy and programs for our youth by sponsoring 
> me
> in
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> Parents of Blind Children!
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> ________________________________
> From: holly miller <hollym12 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 12:53:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Putting pressure on the school district
>
> Carrie,
> I am a full believer that there is nothing more powerful than mobilizing 
> the
> Moms (dads too! I just usually see more moms::smile:::)  Even though being
> "just" a mom is powerful on it's own, I've found a lot of moms who also 
> have
> some pretty impressive backgrounds and are very generous about sharing 
> their
> expertise.
> The internet is a wonderful thing.  Aside from being able to collect
> information, it allows us to network with and support other parents we 
> never
> would have met otherwise.  I hope after I have Hank's situation 
> straightened
> out, I'll be able to return the favor and be a suporter rather than a
> suportee.
>
> As I"m gathering doccuments together and reading more indepth about proper
> procedures, I'm seeing more and more technical mistakes made by the
> district.
> I hope this will not have to go to due process but I becoming more and 
> more
> confident they won't have a leg to stand on if it does.  Hopefully they 
> will
> realize that as well!!!
>
> To anyone reading this, I can not stress enough how important doccumenting
> every minute detail is.  And keeping that doccumentation organized!!!  I 
> am
> not a "born organized" person so this is a stretch for me. I've spent the
> last few days trying to pull together papers scattered all over my office 
> &
> hard drive.  I'm putting it all together in a big binder. A section for
> reports/evaluations, one for emails/letters (printed out & put in
> chronological order), one for studies & research supporting my position 
> and
> another for sample doccuments like well written IEPs, what a comprehensive
> LMA should look like etc.
> I know I'm missing things but what I have pulled together is pretty
> formidible.  While I was drawn to the hot pink swirly binder, I opted for
> the more stark, professional grey/black one.
>
> One thing I found just this morning that I had completely forgotten
> happened (and am quite giddy about discovering) is an email from August to
> the special services director specifically saying I wanted to pursue 
> Braille
> instruction for Hank and to please start whatever process and/or 
> evalutions
> were needed to make that happen.  I knew there had been many verbal
> discussions about it.  I knew I *should* have put it in writing a long 
> time
> ago but I had completely forgotten that I did.  Frankly, in my own mind I
> thought the first time I specifically said "time to do this" was at an IEP
> meeting in October.   The director did respond to the email so it can't be
> denied that she got it (her reply was along the lines of she'd look into
> it)  Aside from the fact they are out of compliance for not automatically
> considering Braille, I now have proof the clock started ticking 7 months
> ago.
>
> Below is the follow up letter I sent yesterday.  It was just to doccument
> what transpired, I am not introducing any new informaton with it.
>
> Holly
>
>
>
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