JSD24

What does your child want to do after HS graduation? Work, more schooling? Does the IEP prepare your child for this? For example, if your child gets extra time for tests and wants to go to college, this is an accommodation they can get on SAT/ACT as well as on tests in college. I'm not sure with a homeschooler, who applies to the testing companies for any accommodations. In a public school, the guidance dept tends to do this.

Not sure if they will give it to you, but I'd ask for a copy of the FBA so I can become familiar with it before you meet with the school team. Not sure what to do when an IEP team isn't on the same page as you are with knowing how services are being delivered. What does it look like? is a good question to ask when they tell you about a service your child will get.

Not sure about including self-advocacy with this. Since your child is older, they need to learn to reach out to their teachers to catch them up when they are out. Would it make sense for them to email their teachers and ask what they missed when they were out? This could be part of the IEP. My SD has a policy when a student misses more than 20 classes over a year, the school doesn't have to give them credit for the class - even if they pass it. I would see about making sure that the excessive absences don't mean they won't get credit - even if they do all the work for the class & have passing grades.

Therapists are not 'legally' required to be at an IEP meeting. There is an exception: When it's a speech only IEP & it's the speech therapist. The therapist should provide written input when they are not at the meeting. Not in the gen ed classroom really depends on the child & their disability. This was not appropriate until my child needed a 2nd senior year that covered how to navigate college. I believe the placement was classified as 'community' and not as sp ed.