Fixing IEP problems at public school in Kansas

Let’s examine what parents attempt to  fix IEP problems. But is that really the issue that needs addressed? Perhaps it’s something more.

Parents can have more control

Hypothetically, let’s say a child had needs/goals that went unaddressed or misaddressed for an entire school year, and as a result, the child now struggles more and has significantly regressed because of the public school’s failures.

Parents commonly pursue resolving this dilemma by:

1. request another IEP meeting
2. have meetings (not IEP meetings) with administrators
3. call or take a friend to help
4. call a case manager from a different system to go to a meeting

Did any of these help the child recover from the regression?

Other parents commonly pursue resolving this dilemma in these ways:

1. contact a non-profit agency who trains parents
2. contact a non-profit whose staffer or volunteer goes to an IEP meeting (sometimes waiting for weeks to get processed in a system)

Did any of these help the child recover from the regression?

Congress has avenues in place for parents to pursue correction and regression. There are ways to press a public school to be accountable, and perhaps offer to make up for their errors.  We know the steps parents can take to pursue letting the school “make up” for their errors.

Don’t be bamboozled!  Waiting and hoping for problems to go away allows our children to regress.  Begging in the meeting usually doesn’t work.  Hoping the problem will go away will only delay getting the problem addressed.  Waiting too long to address concerns eliminates opportunities for correction. Time is your enemy.

sign up for ezine:  bit.ly/IEPezine       facebook

Set a IEP review now!    bit.ly/iepconsult

Contact an advocate here:

Name of adult seeking information(required)

Email(required)

Age of child/disability(required)

describe problems at school(required)

state where attends school(required)

phone numbers of parent (10 digits)

if child not attending school, why?

Optional: Name of school district

If a school meeting is set within the next ten days, what is the purpose of the meeting?

IEP or 504 meeting (annual or review) parent-teacher conference suspension related meet with an administrator in the building not sure other

Submit

Δ

Don’t be bamboozled!  Waiting and hoping for problems to go away allows our children to regress.  Hoping the problem will go away will only delay getting the problem addressed.  Waiting too long to address concerns may eliminate opportunities for correction.

We help parents at low-cost.  We help parents prepare for school meetings and also go to school meetings with parents.

©2018-2022  Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC dba The IEP Center™ provides information to parents regarding the problems of children with disabilities. We are civil rights advocate with over 20 years experience.   We are not attorneys and do not give advice. We are not licensed to practice law in any state. We do not represent anyone.  Consult an attorney.

Good for you that we are not affiliated with any government agency.

IEP service for Kansas parents

Many parents are contacting us to share accounts of high school freshman who’s positive behavior strategies used in middle school no longer apply in high school, even though the IEP from middle school still applies.

Public school staff often don’t understand the importance of proactively implementing behavior plans and accommodations.  Many students with ADD or ADHD need time for extra movement; or to do their desk work while standing.  Advocates at TheIEPCenter.com™ help parents solve IEP problems by providing information so they can advocate for the child with special needs.  We go to IEP meetings.  Schools often don’t put plans into place legitimately unless a parent pursues action.  Educational “systems” move slowly.  It’s what a parent doesn’t know that can deprive children of needed services.

Listen to our voice message

Don’t be bamboozled!  Waiting and hoping for problems to go away allows our children to regress.  Hoping the problem will go away will only delay getting the problem addressed.  Waiting too long to address concerns eliminates opportunities for correction.

sign up for ezine:  bit.ly/IEPezine       facebook    

Contact an advocate here or call 913 210 1200

Parent/Adult name(required)

email(required)

Describe struggles at the public school(required)

Age/Disability of child(required)

State where child resides(required)

MO KS TX other

Optional: Parents phone numbers

Best time of day for advocate to call you

If your child is not participating/attending school, why?

Is a school meeting scheduled in the next ten days?

Submit

Δ

We are civil rights advocates who support parents at low-cost.  We assist parents who prepare for school meetings and also go to mediation and IEP meetings with parents.  Call 913 210 1200.

Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC dba The IEP Center™ provides information to parents regarding the problems of children with disabilities.  We are not attorneys and do not give advice. We do not practice law. We do not represent anyone.  Consult an attorney.

©2016-2022 Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC

School Advocate to Kansas Parents

More and more I see parents of children with disabilities who have been bamboozled by the inflated egos of certain public school administrators.  It seems the status quo is what the system seeks for their student, although the parent assumes and expects that “specialized”  instruction is being provided to the “special” child.

The first quarter of a school year has passed;  here’s some recent observations:

• a second grade students’ mother learned the specialist who was suppose to meet quarterly with the girls’ teachers had not done so.
• A first grader who was suppose to have someone assist him on/off the bus due to neurological problems supposedly had someone watching him from afar.
• Another school district tells parents that their student gets “full direct supervision” in response to a parent requesting an aide for the student (what student in a public school doesn’t get “full direct supervision”?).
• A dad indicates to a school that he wants his child to be “more independent”.  The school interprets this to mean less support from the paraprofessional; as a result the student lags further behind academically.
• A district claims they use research-based curriculum for a specific group of children;  however,  the district cannot provide documentation that the  curriculum they purported being used was purchased by the district in years.
• Administrators tell staff that only “building paraprofessionals exist” for our kids; no longer will one-on-one or personal paras be offered.  I see this tactic often used to mislead parents so that the school can eliminate personnel payroll.

No longer can parents trust that their child’s needs are adequately addressed at the school; the system responds to parents who know what to ask and to whom/when to ask it.

A professional advocate is available for parents to negotiate IEP concerns and prepare for school meetings and suspensions. There are avenues other than due process parents may choose to pursue!  http://bit.ly/iepconsult

©2018-2023 Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC dba The IEP Center™  are not attorneys and do not give legal advice. We do not represent anyone. Consult an attorney.  We are civil rights advocates who support parents with special education issues for parents who have children with special needs involved with the public school.  We provide service at low cost.  Yep; we are not affiliated with any government agency.

IEP advocate for Kansas parents

Public schools often don’t put  legitimate, appropriate programming in place unless a parent pursues action. Many parents share accounts of student’s who now  attend in a new building but the positive behavior strategies mistakenly aren’t implemented  from the previous year, although though the IEP continues in effect.

Public school staff often don’t understand the importance of proactively implementing behavior plans and accommodations.  Many students with ADD or ADHD need time for extra movement; or to do their desk work while standing.  Advocates at TheIEPCenter.com™ provide information so parents solve IEP problems and can advocate for the child with special needs. Schools often don’t put plans into place legitimately unless a parent pursues action. 

Educational “systems” move slowly.  It’s what a parent doesn’t know that can deprive children of needed services.  We go to IEP meetings with parents* or participate online/telephone. Congress has many choices in place for parents who are angry at the school.

Some pubic schools will consider implementing the services our kids’ are entitled to only when the parent triggers a challenge using the avenues Congress has already in place for parents. We can share nuances with you that other parents used to be successful!

Don’t be bamboozled!  Waiting and hoping for problems to go away allows our children to regress.  Hoping the problem will go away will only delay getting the problem addressed.  Waiting too long to address concerns eliminates opportunities for correction.

sign up for newsletter:  bit.ly/IEPezine       facebook

Contact an advocate here:

Name(required)

Email(required)

child's age & disability(required)

Describe struggles at the public school(required)

Your (parent) phone numbers

what state does your child attend school?(required)

KS MO OK TX other

When is best time for advocate to call you?

If child not attending public school, why?

sick suspended/expelled waiting for school to do something right other

If the public set up a meeting and expects you to attend, what date is that meeting scheduled? (YYYY-MM-DD)

Submit

Δ

©2021-2024 Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC dba The IEP Center™ are  civil rights advocates.  Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC advocates have special knowledge related to the problems of children with disabilities. We are not attorneys and do not give legal advice.  We do not represent parents or children.  We are not licensed to practice law in any state. Consult an attorney.  Nothing in this blog is to be considered legal advice.

iepkansas.review

Your child is worth it. We offer low-cost services. Thankfully, we are not affiliated with any government agency.

*Restrictions apply including application for service, availability, pre-payment and pre-arrangements.

IEP meetings in Kansas not always beneficial for IEP student 785 913

Often public school staff will insist on an IEP meeting when the child’s experience is not agreeable to the student or parent.  Sometimes an IEP meeting arranged by the school staff  is done to insure that the program will take place how the school staff prefer.. Decisions made in such an IEP meeting  may or may not be compliant with state regulations, nor appropriate for the student.

The unknowing parent trusts the school so easily go along with the idea and shows up for the IEP meeting.  Many times, an IEP meeting is not necessary.

For example, a high school student might want to take different classes than those assigned by the school counselor, or, changes to the sequence of classes.

Many accessibility issues often can be addressed without an IEP meeting; such as  participating in activities that all students participate (assemblies, bus rides, field trips, lunch time, etc.).

Schools sometimes tell parents

“we don’t do that here”, or “that’s not available here”.   Parents can be assertive and e-mail in requests for services that are appropriate for the child who has an IEP, prior to an IEP meeting.  Often, the e-mail is more effective than an IEP meeting.

Parents need to be suspicious when told that an IEP student has to drop their special ed status in order to participate in regular ed classes.  Don’t be bamboozled!  Use our advocate to help you decide if your child is getting an appropriate program.

Contact our advocate:

Name(required)

Email(required)

age/disability(required)

Concerns with the public school(required)

Parent phone numbers & best time to call parent

State where child attends school(required)

KS MO OK TX other

if child not attending in person full day, why?

Submit

Δ

Don’t be bamboozled!  Waiting and hoping for problems to go away allows our children to regress.  Hoping the problem will go away will only delay getting the problem addressed.  Waiting too long to address concerns may eliminate opportunities for correction.

We help parents at low-cost.  We help parents prepare for school meetings and also go to school meetings, manifestation determination hearings, and mediations.

sign up for ezine:  bit.ly/IEPezine      

©2018-2022 Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC dba The IEP Center .com ™ are  civil rights advocates.  Special Education Parent’s Advocacy Link LLC advocates have special knowledge related to the problems of children with disabilities. We are not attorneys and do not give legal advice.  We do not represent parents or children.  We are not licensed to practice law in any state. Consult an attorney.  Nothing in this blog is to be considered legal advice. We offer low-cost service. We’re thankful we are NOT affiliated with any government agency.