Hi all!
I'm a little frustrated with things at my kids' school right now. First let me say that I LOVE the school in general, it's a charter and it's awesome, even though it's 45 minutes away from the house.
So DS6 was evaluated as "gifted" almost 2 years ago and diagnosed ADHD a little over a year ago. I asked for an IEP last school year, but the principal at the time said "no, his needs are being met" and wouldn't give me the time of day after that. That principal left, so at the beginning of this school year I asked the new principal for an IEP. She forwarded me to the new SpEd "director" and she said that "his needs should be being met in the multi-age setting" and to wait until the end of the first grading period. Well, that was Thursday and I emailed everyone again to ask for an IEP. Question for you all - what are my "rights" to an IEP for him? If I don't get one, what can I do?
Next issue...
DD8 was diagnosed with ADHD (inattentive type) a few weeks ago by the same child psych that diagnosed my son a year and a half ago. He gave me an ADHD worksheet to give to her teacher. So she returned it last week and circled all 0 and 1 for her. Meaning she didn't see any of those behaviors at all or very rarely...
However, on her report card that we picked up that same day, she marked "needs improvement on the following: Listens & follows directions, Uses time wisely and Demonstrates respect to others. Then in the comments section she says "is a kind student, however she needs to work on focusing during class, especially during group work."
Uhm, doesn't that directly contradict what she marked on the worksheet?? I was going to print out a copy of her report card for our meeting with the psych last Friday, but I forgot (of course)...
Anyone ever run into a situation like this?
Sorry this is so long and rant-y... I'm just so frustrated.
