who to take to an IEP meeting in Missouri

Parents can invite people to attend the child’s IEP meeting.  We know of no regulation that requires parents  to inform the public school whom the parent brings.

If the public school district in Missouri is uncooperative, contact the civil rights advocates at The IEPCenter.com™  We are available to go to IEP meetings when invited by the parent, in Missouri and Kansas*.

The more information a parent has before entering an IEP meeting, the better they can make informed decisions.  A parent’s failure to ask the right questions in an IEP meeting may result in the child getting “left behind”.

One of the most overlooked people to invite is the paraprofessional(s) who work with the child.  Parents can notify the special ed administrator in advance that the parent is inviting the para.  Often the para is the person at the school who knows the child the best.

Some districts disallow paras to go to IEP meetings; contact our advocate to learn strategies to overcome this obstacle.

Districts’ sometimes place a heavy burden on paras, especially when the para has no skills related to the disability.  Paras usually go through a “training”, however it is often unrelated to our child’s special need(s). Often paras never see the IEP document.

Many times the para is not a good match for a student and problems arise.  Parents can find ways to privately talk to a para about what’s going on at school.

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The more information a parent has before entering an IEP meeting, the better they can make informed decisions.  A parent’s failure to ask the right questions in an IEP meeting may result in the child getting “left behind”.

 

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Missouri school district required to learn about behavior assessments

MODESE recently required the Raytown School District to train special ed personnel to learn the difference between a functional behavioral assessment and a functional behavioral analysis.

The district had been at odds with a parent for some time over the difference between the two.

MODESE ruled that a functional behavioral assessment is an “evaluation” and that the district must respond to such a request from a parent.   This shows that public school personnel don’t always know proper procedures when working with a parent.  Delays in providing an evaluation for a child with significant behaviors  can be problematic.

Don’t be bamboozled!

Advocates at the IEP Center give parents the information to help them acquire the services a child needs.  We know the tactics schools use to bamboozle parents.

Parents who are serious about their child’s education all over Missouri use The IEP Center including North Kansas City School District, Fort Osage School District, Raymore-Peculiar School District and Liberty  School District.

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