[blindkid] Scheduling an IEP time

[Mark Feliz]

I have always scheduled IEP.s after school hours mostly because I do
not want any of the specialists involved to have to cancel any of
their students. I do not know the reason why you do not want an after
school IEP. I have had plenty of young students at my meetings as well
as plenty of siblings. Give the young ones something to do and they
are fine.
Of course there could be others reasons not stated.
Mark Feliz

On 2/23/15, Penny Duffy via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> We struggle to get them time except during school because of the teachers
> contract.  Regardless.  I would never excuse a team essential required team
> member.
> On Feb 23, 2015 2:44 PM, "Pui via blindkid" <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Wondering how you parents have scheduled an IEP time, and what our rights
>> are as parents.
>>
>> The IEP team after saying they could accommodate my schedule to have an
>> IEP meeting when my children are in school, are now saying they need to
>> schedule it before or after school. I believe the change of mind came
>> from
>> my son's school administration because they did not want to hire a
>> substitute for the day even though the teacher will only be gone for 90
>> minutes, they have to pay for a day. After agreeing to 9 am they said it
>> had to be at 1:30 pm when the kindergarten day is done (my son is an
>> early
>> bird and is done at 11:50am, so I would have no childcare for him and
>> would
>> have to bring him which is not my preference).
>>
>> I know that legally all members of the IEP team have to be there unless I
>> excuse them (which I don't want to). My son's school asked if his
>> kindergarten teacher could just write a statement about him for the
>> meeting. I said I wanted her there because she knows him well.
>>
>> Am I being unreasonable in wanting the IEP during the time my son is in
>> school? Is the onus on me to find childcare and accommodate the school
>> administration? I am trying to not be difficult. Also, we did have an IEP
>> at the school last year and they did allow my chosen kindergarten teacher
>> to come to the meeting so they must have had made arrangements. This year
>> it seems impossible.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Pui Burmahln
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
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