Update: I did receive an email in response to my question about Notice of Action.
He is not suspected of having a disability under IDEA because:
* Current grades - 4 As and 2 Bs
* Input from current teachers - Some specific input includes the following:
* a good student who works hard
* is very bright
* performance exceeds that of most other student in the class
* has very high potential
* remarks in class are well thought out
* State and district assessment scores
* Our school psychologist reviewed the 5/12/15 Neuropsychological Evaluation.
Okay, I really do get the rationale. Except for the part we he is only 1/4 of the way through the year, and the NP report is pretty clear about how bad things *can* get.
The good news: I only have to over-function for another three quarters. I can do this, although I may have to take steroids. DS' health is looking pretty good, but I'm losing weight and sleep and having flare of chronic health condition.
We're not playing "shouldas" here. But you shouldn't have to fight and flail behind the scenes to help DS function. He needs to learn the skills to do it without wearing an adult helper into the ground.
Their reasons are bogus. An IEP isn't about how smart the child is; it's about developing academic and functional skills that should be there, but aren't. Here we are talking about functional skills.
Can you talk to the person who manages the program and see if in light of new diagnostic information they can reconsider the probation and work toward teaching him what he needs?
