I'm impressed you get an IEP. She may find it a bit easier once she has settled a bit. She may not of course but be optimistic for now. I must admit though I feel sorry for the older teachers who would have been beginning their career in the open classroom stage and are ending it in the modern learning environment hype. it must be hard to be constantly asked not only to change horses midstream but to do so with enough conviction to convince people you are on the same horse.