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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carrie,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A thirty day diagnostic IEP can be written for
students for whom it is obvious they qualify for special education but have not
yet been evaluated. Special education staff use this period to
provide instruction, assess, and thus develop a better informed IEP at the end
of the 30 days. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Denise</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Denise Lowry Colton, PhD.<BR>Psychologist<BR>Park
City Learning & Behavior Clinic, Inc.<BR>2700 Homestead Rd Suite 151<BR>Park
City, Utah 84098<BR>435.615.1407 (office)<BR>435.649.9561 (fax)<BR><A
href="mailto:dlcolton@parkcity.net">dlcolton@parkcity.net</A><BR></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=carrie.gilmer@gmail.com href="mailto:carrie.gilmer@gmail.com">Carrie
Gilmer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">'Professionals in Blindness Education
Division List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 04, 2009 8:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Pibe-division] Options on
intital IEP--and advice on beginninghigh need</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
All,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Help/advise or experience here
GREATLY appreciated:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Background is limited to
this:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">11 year old turning 12 in a few
weeks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sighted until age nine: total
vision loss due to hydrogen explosion (massive facial burns and
scarring/father killed in explosion)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mandarin speaker, only here from
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">China</st1:country-region></st1:place> to new family since July
09<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">School background is very sketchy:
moved a lot and lots of tension in divorce and back and forth—most consistent
school was perhaps in American medical foster care the last 18 months before
he came here Socialization: he seems to be much much younger emotionally right
now (not surprisingly)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> We know: he can write his
name in print in Chinese, shows some understanding letters make words and very
basic counting <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Can do self care (bath, dress,
feed, etc) and has been doing chores as other siblings in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> since
he came<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Picking up on English-showing
signs of intelligence/brightness at home<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">He wants to go to school like his
new siblings, he wants to learn—asking why they could start but not him
yet…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Problem: parent wants to ease him
in, he needs to be evaluated and initial IEP—-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thinking of partial days and ELL
first few weeks (also has a plastic surgery scheduled in a few weeks so he
will have some lost time after starting if he starts in the next week or two)—
school is offering homeschool general ed instruction as an option and ELL as
he is comfortable at school to begin—(I am unsure what the general ed with no
blindness experience would do with him at home—we have not gotten that far yet
as far as the school knowing WHAT they would do—only that it is possible to do
it)—what are the school’s options to provide service during intital eval and
IEP development?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">How can we get some service during
the eval period—from day one upon entering the school? i.e. a para, some
orientation to the classroom and building, some rudimentary “pre-braille” or
alphabet instruction—so he is not just sitting unengaged in the hour or so he
may be in the classroom—also for accommodations/access for
ELL<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Would we do 504 or does he meet
eligibility as blind student and an intitial baseline IEP can be written for
during eval period? Anybody have anything like this intital to get some
service going right away? Or would you do only Ell during eval period and wait
to send him (could be at least two months) until full IEP off evals for any
service?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Carrie Gilmer</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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