Is there another team meeting scheduled to finalize the IEP or are you just supposed to sign it to finalize it? If you feel like you need another meeting, you can call one.
Did they give your ds accommodations for state testing?
There is not another team meeting scheduled to finalize the IEP. I am just supposed to sign it to finalize it. However, as of now I plan to email the team with how I want these accomodations re-worded. Once I decide how I want them re-worded I was planning on not signing until it is in writing the way I want it.
As for state accomdations. There is a section called "Local Assessments" It reads exactly the same as the accomodations for the same as the vague accomodations in the Program Modifications and SDI (Specifically Designed Instruction) section. It says:
"Student will participate in local assessments with the following accomodations;
- schedule extended time, provide opportunities for breaks and movement, chunk into smaller segements, monitor the need for a scribe, consider alternate forms of assessment such as oral response, consider reducting the number of responses required"
Again, it is the "...monitor the need for a scribe, consider alternate forms of assessment such as oral response, consider reducting the number of responses required" that gives me concern. This is how these accomodatiosn are worded in the SDI seciotn and this "local assessments" section and I believe local assessments are referring to "state testing", right? I DEFINITELY want more specific, more enforceable accomodatiosn for state testing - I assume this refers to testing for the gifted screening but not sure. It seems from the wording they will defnitely give more time, give breaks and chunk it into smaller segements but he is incredibly slow and nervous at writing.
