Speaking of crazy. Just talked to D9's principal. I had hand-delivered the letter requesting IEP evaluation last week. She said b/c of new federal regulations, it takes 9 to 18 months for a child to get ESE, if she does get them at all.
I told her we're involved with the local CARD center and every other AS child in the group that attends ps receives ESE services. She said that was the first time she had heard of autism. I said yes, X gave them the evaluator's testing and her diagnostic testing from U of W autism center. Somebody that doesn't even know that why bother talking with them....
She was telling me D9 is so excited about math etc. she may not need it. I have the 48 score she would have actually received if not for the intervention of her teacher changing her grades. Public school in Florida sucks!!!
I am planning on asking the L to be allowed to pull D9 from school if she doesn't receive ESE by 5th grade. That would give them a full year to do all their observations/interventions, etc. It's such crap....
I also got a call for a FT job interview for a Medical Disability Examiner on Friday. High turnover from what I googled, but I think the pay was good. Of course, if I have to pull D9 out next year, I wouldn't be able to do a FT job, but will worry about that next year I guess, if I actually would get the job.
The Principal also wants some kind of assessment testing from last year and asked me if we'd done the FCAT. Why I would subject her to that for no reason last year I can't imagine esp. with her autism/lds....I did the time4learning for part of our day so will see if I can printout any reports from them.
