Posts tagged IEP

BREAKING NEWS – Can You Get McKay $ w/o Going Back to Public School?

Under an incredible brand new law (HB 1505) disabled children can use the McKay Scholarship towards their private school tuition, if they have: a) never used the Scholarship before; and b) attended public school for any year in the last 5 years.**  That means that if your disabled child is now in private school without More >

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Accommodations in Grades K-12. How to Navigate the Public System. . .

Once the psycho-educational evaluation of your son or daughter is complete (See the Post below entitled “How Do I  Know if My Child Needs Accommodations” for more details on this), if a disability is found the next step will be to have a school meeting to determine if that disability significantly impacts his or her More >

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Even If You Could Get a 1:1 Aide, Here’s Why You May Not Want One.

I hear it less now than I used to, but parents still routinely ask whether I can help their child get a 1:1 aide (meaning a paraprofessional who is ostensibly hired only to support a single child). My first response is that it’s always been very difficult, but due to budget cuts, it’s more difficult More >

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