| Who is accountable for your child's
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| | of Performance looks like on an IEP? Do
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| education when they have special needs?
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| | you know the key components that should
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| Over twenty years ago I watched my mother
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| | be in each and every goal on your child's
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| hold the school accountable for my
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| | IEP? Are you using your parent addendum
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| brother's education. He has Down
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| | to it's full potential? Finding the
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| Syndrome and was not learning to his
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| | answers to these questions tailored to
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| potential. After completing both a
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| | your child is the first step in learning
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| Bachelor's and Master's degree in Special
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| | how to navigate an appropriate education
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| Education I was under the impression the
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| | for your child.
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| school system had changed and I would be
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| | Take Action! When the mechanics of an
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| able to teach my students to reach their
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| | IEP are learned, the shadiness of the
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| potential.
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| | system starts to diminish. It becomes
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| I could not. Administrative policies and
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| | clear what is and is not being done for
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| unwritten understandings behind the scene
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| | your child. Now is NOT the time to
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| made it impossible to teach what needed
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| | violate the trust you have built through
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| to be taught. I became ill from the
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| | investigation process. It is the time to
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| stress month after month and began
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| | begin working with the staff through the
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| calling parents to teach them how they
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| | difficulties. Parent instincts most of
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| could help their child. There are many
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| | the times are to either become aggressive
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| laws and policies in effect to help these
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| | and demanding or to justify what the
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| children, but it's up to the parents to
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| | staff has been doing. Find your path in
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| hold the schools accountable.
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| | the middle. Take steps to work with the
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| Investigate! How do you hold schools
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| | team and to become a true active part of
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| accountable for your child's education?
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| | the team to remedy the inappropriate
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| Find out what is truly happening in your
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| | parts of your child's day. You must be
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| child's school day. Are the therapists
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| | firm, but not accusing.
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| completing their sessions? What does
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| | Follow Through! Holding a school and the
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| your child's school day look like? Is
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| | team accountable is not a one-time
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| the Individual Education Plan (IEP) being
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| | action. You must find a way to follow
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| followed through with? When was the last
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| | through consistently with you child's
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| time you read the IEP? How is your child
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| | education. This will entail consistent
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| supposed to be evaluated and what data
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| | information gathering from the staff.
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| has those evaluations provided? All of
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| | Active participation in decision making
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| these answers should be provided in
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| | for your child's education and continued
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| writing by the staff that works with your
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| | education for yourself in regards to both
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| child. Be creative in finding answers to
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| | the school system and your child's needs.
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| assure open communication between
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| | Remember, I was a classroom teacher.
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| yourself and the school. The key is to
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| | Taking these steps can bring your child
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| investigate through relationship building
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| | miles towards success within the school
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| with the staff.
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| | system. Stay positive, yet firm about
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| Get Educated! There are many other
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| | your choices about your child. Do not
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| questions to ask to assure accountability
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| | blame others for your child's failures or
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| within the school system, but the key for
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| | education path; take responsibility for
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| each and every parent is to become
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| | what has happened and what is happening.
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| educated and focused on their child's
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| | Hold your school accountable for your
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| education. You need to become educated!
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| | child's education by becoming an active
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| Do you know what a proper Present Level
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| | participant in the education team!
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