December 12, 20232 yr Hi! I am new here and still learning to navigate. I'm hoping you can help me with a couple of questions or concerns. 1) If we called an IEP meeting to add an accomodation and modify a goal, how many days does the school have to schedule and hold that case conference? 2) Our TOR has been absent a *lot*. My son has anxiety and this is exasperbating things. I'm not sure that his IEP is in violation, but, what do I do here? Anything? 3) For a high school with severe anxiety that pops up at times, what can I do or add in his iep to help? he is going to the counselor but they are rarely available due to scheduling meetings. She said I can ask for 1:1 support so I will bring that up. Is there anything else?
December 15, 20232 yr 1) Most states don't have a timeline for arranging a meeting. At best, they have a timeline to reply to a request for a meeting which is around 10 days. There always are required members of an IEP team; you might not be able to get a quick meeting if they are not available. 2) Absenteeism is the reason they don't put names in the IEP. They will say 1:1 adult support - not Mrs Jones will provide 1:1 support. If your child is getting the services in the IEP, the school is in compliance even if the person is unfamiliar to the student and the time ends up being non-productive because it's spent establishing a trust relationship rather than having instruction happen. With a student needing help with anxiety, my thought is to have backups. If he usually goes to the TOR but has a good relationship with the GC & school nurse, have them be the backup when the TOR is out. 3) Talk to your child. Ask them what makes sense. Are there a stack of pads in the gym that he can punch if physical exercise helps them with anxiety? When a student isn't anxious, they should be learning what helps them so they can do that when they get anxious. There are calming apps and breathing patterns that can help. Maybe a quiet space where he can go & do this is the accommodation you put into the IEP. (Probably better in the long run to be able to self-calm than rely on talking to another person.)
December 19, 20232 yr Moderators I would look up school avoidance or school refusal and see what the current best practices are. ⚡ More ways I can help with your IEP or 504 Plan⚡ Get it Now: Anxiety at School IEP Toolkit NEW: How to Read your Child's IEP (and actually understand what it says!) ✨ Special Education Advocacy Training ✨ (registration opens soon) For Teachers: Faster, Easier IEP Data Collection + Present Levels
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