Christi Blunt

Okay, this all makes sense and exactly what I was thinking. Thank you so much!

okay, thank you so much for your help!

If an OT quits without giving notice, how is this service implemented on the IEP moving forward until the school hires a new OT? Are they required to continue services by outside agency? Does the school keep track of missing services until the school hires OT? Can a family request outside services to be provided and paid for from the school district until someone is hire? Thank you for your help!

I'm looking for advice in the state of Kansas. Let me give you some details..... -Child was enrolled in public school in Kansas -In Pre-K family was promised that his new school could handle his behaviors and elopements. -Now in Kindergarten (young 5 yr old currently) -The first semester he had over 300 elopements plus big behaviors. -Had multiple IEP meetings to try to meet his needs. -Family wants him in behavior school, but the school district does not agree. -School district proposed the SER program. -Family toured 2 buildings -Huge safety concerns due to elopement and was express to school team -Could not agree on placement so went to mediation -Mediation was truly a waste of time -Family sent an email yesterday stating they are withdrawing him from school to full time ABA (the school does not know this and the family does not want the school to know). -The family received the attached letter today. This letter is a follow-up from the information you shared with .......Public School staff on 1/15/25, stating you have made the unilateral decision not to have your child attend school. Currently, our records show that ........has not attended school since 12/20/24. Since ........has been identified as a child with a disability who is eligible for special education and related services through an IEP, the ........Public School district is ready, willing, and able to provide special education services as described in ..........IEP. Kansas compulsory attendance statute, K.S.A. 72-3421, states that it is the parent’s duty to require all students with disabilities to attend school to receive the special education and related services that are included on their IEP, or to provide for those services privately. Home schools must be registered with the Kansas State Department of Education. According to the Kansas State Department of Education, “If the school district is aware that an eligible child is not receiving needed special education and related services due to the parents’ refusal to provide or accept the needed services, the school must determine if it is necessary to report the child as a child in need of care as a result of truancy to the Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF), if the child is under age 13, and to the District or County Attorney if the child is between the ages of 13-18.” Kansas Special Education Process Handbook, Ch. 5, p.109. It is the preference of the district to work directly with you to collaboratively resolve this situation. There are several options available to do this: 1. Enroll your student in the ..........School District and make your child available to receive the special education services on their IEP or partially enroll your student and make your child available to receive the special education services on their IEP. 2. Notify us that your child is enrolled in another school district and receiving services on their IEP. 3. Provide us with a letter stating that you are providing special education services and general education privately through a home school registered with the Kansas State Department of Education. 4. Provide us with a written revocation of the consent you previously provided for special education and related services. (Please contact me if you wish to revoke consent for services and I will the revocation documents to you.) Any of the above four options will meet the Kansas legal requirements. If you have questions, please contact me at .......Our primary concern is making sure that .........receives the educational services required and we greatly appreciate your cooperation. Additionally, if, at any time, you would like to hold an IEP team meeting, please contact me at........ As a resident of the ....... School district, we want you to be aware that we stand ready, willing, and able to provide special education and related services to ......, as required in his IEP. My questions/concerns: 1. Can they actually call DCF since he is only 5 years old and it's not required to attend kindergarten until 7? 2. Any advice to move forward? 3. I feel as if the school is retaliating against them. I would appreciate all your thoughts on this and how I can advise them to move forward.

Thank you! Exactly what I thought.

I have a quick question. If I wanted to see the actual BASC questions and answers, is the following true? The only thing I would like to point out is that if you are provided a copy of the questions, then it could make this tool invalid to use for future evaluations. My concern with this is him being in kindergarten, this is a tool that could be used multiple times in his academic career. This is in Kansas. Thank you for your help!

Okay, thank you! That's what I thought the process would have to start over.

If a parent wants to opt out services on an IEP that is already in place dated 10/23/2023 to attend private school, will the IEP still be good the following year? This is the state of Kansas

Thank you!

I have a client in MO who had an evaluation done on her 3 year old. He qualifies for an IEP under Autism. The school district is in the process of writing up the IEP. However, mom will not be sending her son to public school. After the IEP meeting, do we let the school know right then? If so, what is the process and what documents does mom need to sign for this? Mom wants the IEP in place in case the private school does not work out for her son.

Thank you so much! This is great information. She has severe anxiety in the bathroom, so she takes a post it note to cover the automatic flush. At home, she struggles with wiping as well. She also has a condition where she can't also feel when she needs to void. So in the 504 plan, she is being told to go to the bathroom multiple times a day. The school will not give her an IEP and only 504. We are currently working on an IEE to get an IEP.

If a kindergarten student is on a 504 plan with diagnosis of Autism, ADHD, & Anxiety and has troubles getting herself clean after a bowl movement, is the school required (hands on) to help her wipe? The school informed us the nurse can coach her but not physical help her. Is this true? Is there a law or some kind of documentation I can provide the school? This is in the state of MO. Thank you so much for your help.

Okay, Great! Thank you!

Can a family deny a triennial reevaluation? If not, what would be the next steps?

Can a student be enrolled in school part time 2 days a week and receive aba therapy 3 days a week in MO? According to the school, they stated this can't happen.