[blindkid] Justifying a Specialized Environmentfora Visually-Impaired Child

Carrie Gilmer carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
Sat Oct 15 15:40:43 UTC 2011


NOT signing an IEP GIVES THEM PERMISSION after so many days (check state
law)or it will be the 'effective' date on the proposed IEP form to GO
FORWARD...merely NOT signing is IMPLIED CONSENT...you MUST DISAGREE IN
WRITING if you want the process of the proposed to STOP, enter into
conciliation, and only THEN are you in a "hold" to the LAST agreement status
UNTIL and UNLESS a new one is proposed/ agreed to. You must DISAGREE in
writing each time for each written proposal otherwise they can by law move
forward and the proposal becomes the new CONTRACT.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Heather Field
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 2:37 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Justifying a Specialized Environmentfora
Visually-Impaired Child

 

Hi all,

I believe that if the IEP is not signed it still becomes the working IEP 

after a certain time; I think it's a week. Obviously, it's important to keep


dialogue going by not signing the IEP until one is happy. However, not 

signing does not keep the IEP with which parents disagree from being used. 

Schools cannot teach a child who requireds an IEP unless there is one. 

Therefore, they use the latest one available. So, it is extremely important 

for parents to be very proactive in resolving IEP issues or that with which 

they disagree in the IEP eill be enacted. Equally, that which should be in 

the IEP but is not, will not be enacted.

 

Reading up on the specifics is really important. Sorry I don't have the 

exact wording on the unsigned IEP.

 

Best regards,

Heather Field

 

-----Original Message----- 

From: Richard Holloway

Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 9:02 AM

To: empwrn at bellsouth.net ; NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of 

blind children)

Subject: Re: [blindkid] Justifying a Specialized Environment fora 

Visually-Impaired Child

 

Excellent point Marie. That makes me think of one really critical detail as 

well. Hopefully this never happens, but if it comes up-- in case you 

disagree with an IEP-- that is, if a meeting comes to an end and you feel 

the IEP is not right or not complete, simply don't sign it. You have no 

requirement to sign it just to close out the meeting for them.

 

Further, if you do sign and then you change your mind, you can call for a 

new IEP at any time. They don't have to like it, but they do have to deal 

with it. The problem there is that they end up with a current  IEP "in 

force" until you change it in the next IEP, so they are less motivated to 

act quite as quickly to resolve things.

 

it will probably never come up, but just in case keep it in mind! I will 

mention for example, that in our case the worst we've ever had in an 

official IEP was that it ran really long before things were worked out. I 

think our most grueling meeting ran a little over 4 hours with around a 

dozen people in it. On the other hand, our last one was less than an hour. 

(They aren't all terribly painful!)

 

There was post fairly recently with a link to some IEP resources I think. If


I can find it I'll repost or maybe the author of that will recall it.

 

Richard

 

 

 

On Oct 14, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Marie wrote:

 

> Hi Mary,

> 

> Other people here are much better informed about the specialized 

> environment part of your question so I'll let you hear from them on that 

> one.

> 

> As far as the IEP process, I think it's very important that you understand


> your role and power as your child's first advocate. I highly recommend the


> Wrightslaw website (google Wrightslaw, sorry I don't have it readily 

> available). There is lots of great information on the site and they have 

> books which explain the IEP process and your role quite well.

> 

> Above all, if your child is to remain in public school or under public 

> school services, remember that you need a team and though your team 

> members do not always agree with you, it is best to keep things in a team 

> frame of mind. Then if things get bad and you ever go to court over team 

> squabbles, you are the reasonable person that maintained the cool head and


> understood the law.

> 

> Good luck!

> 

> Marie

> 

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