[blindkid] IEP questions

[Penny Duffy]

Julie

My previous response was done on my phone so I wanted to follow up.

It not ever your responsibly to provide your child's IEP to their teacher.
 The school district is accountable to the IEP and it their job to make
sure it followed.

You can request an IEP meeting when ever you want and you can them them
often if their is parental concerns.  (not following the IEP is a huge
concern)

Make requests for IEP meetings in writing.  They are required to respond.

I would say in the letter that you are concerned that some parts the IEP
are not being followed and than at the meeting list item by item not being
followed.    Also you have any additional concerns mention that in the
letter and then bring it up at the meeting.  (or in the future if you ever
have new concerns)

I wouldn't mention that the teacher didn't read the IEP that really not
your problem at all and if they didn't that is a personal issue within the
school.

There are some really smart people here who should help you and I am sure
they will respond when they can.

-Penny






On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Julie Dabbieri <julietnan at aol.com> wrote:

>
> Hello,
> I am mostly a lurker, but occasionally ask questions. My daughter is in
> kindergarten and has an IEP. We have had a few issues with her K teacher
> which would never had come up if the teacher had read the IEP. We are new
> to all this, and we assumed that all her teachers would have been given a
> copy of her IEP. Any time we have talked with the K teacher, we were
> basically told, "trust me, I know what I am doing"  We found out today that
> her K teacher has never seen her IEP. This is so surprising to me and I
> wish someone would have told me that if I wanted her teachers to see it, I
> was responsible for giving it to them. I am frustrated as I would have done
> this the first day of school. I just assumed the teachers got a copy of it.
> My questions are, Why got to all the trouble of  the IEP process if the
> teachers dont get a copy? Is the K teacher going to be present at our
> annual IEP meeting? Again, I assumed all those invovled with my daughters
> education would be there and would have been given a copy.
> And additionally, how have you guys handeled this? Do you give copies to
> all the teachers each year? What else am I missing? Should I assume
> nothing? I
> Any additionaly information would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks! Julie
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