IEP (Individualized Education Program) meetings are critical to ensure good services and supports for a special needs student. To ensure success, parents should bring supportive documents, reports, and other items, which show the student’s needs and how they can be met. This is even more important if prior to the
Language is important in special education. It is especially important when making legal arguments and demanding things for a student. Knowing this, there is one word which should be banned from a parent’s vocabulary, when advocating for special education services, supports, or placement: “best.” This is the four letter word
Time and time again, I meet with parents who are baffled why a student’s IEP (Individualized Education Program) or 504 plan (disability accommodations plan) is not being implemented at school. Sometimes parents do not notice for years that, although the student’s IEP or 504 has many items which are
Moving your home is never easy, but some stuff should be smooth: calling to set up utilities, finding a local grocery store, enrollment of students in the new school. These things should not be big deals, right? Sure. But, what if a student moving is in special education? How
Student special education services, such as resource support, speech and language, occupational therapy, or behavior support, cannot be denied solely based on “unavailability.” I have met parents who have been denied special education services for a student solely based on a school supposedly “not having” services available at their site
How do parents consent to only part of a special education plan? Is this even possible? Yes! IEP Plans Are Key Student Documents In special education, the magic student document is the Individualized Education Program (IEP) plan. The IEP document is different from the IEP meeting, which is also often
Special education student lawyer Michelle Ball helps parents with special education problems throughout California. As a special education attorney for students Michelle can help students in towns such as Moreno Valley, Fremont, Anaheim, Auburn, Tahoe, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities.
In the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision Anchorage School District v. M.P. (July 19, 2012, No. 10-36065), the Court ruled that the lack of an updated annual IEP (Individualized Education Program) plan resulted in M.P. (student) not receiving a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE). The Court also ruled that the
It has been a VERY busy year for my office, as our clients come from all across California and issues run the gamut. So, I thought I would reflect on what the recent trends have been in my office where I focus only on Education Law. This year, I have
What if you cannot get a simple transfer for your special needs children, but believe they will not be appropriately placed otherwise? My office was hired to assist one family who no matter what they did, could not get a transfer for their special needs children. When my office became involved,
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