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When Things Aren’t Going Well in School…

When Things Aren’t Going Well in School…. Dr. Charlene Myklebust , Psy.D . Director on Special Assignment Intermediate District 287. Andrea Lee Transitions Project Director NAMI Minnesota. Adele W. Ciriacy, Jr. Due Process Specialist Division of Compliance and Assistance

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When Things Aren’t Going Well in School…

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  1. When Things Aren’t Going Well in School… Dr. Charlene Myklebust, Psy.D. Director on Special Assignment Intermediate District 287 Andrea Lee Transitions Project Director NAMI Minnesota Adele W. Ciriacy, Jr. Due Process Specialist Division of Compliance and Assistance Minnesota Department of Education

  2. GENERAL EDUCATION 504 ELIGIBLE 504 Plan IEP Students who have a Mental Health Disorder can be Served in the School in Many Ways

  3. Universal Intervention Pyramid Response to Instruction and Intervention Academic and Behavioral • Customized • All students have access • Progress monitoring • Research-based • Collaboration • High-quality instruction Tier Three • Customized • Students that need additional targeted interventions. Tier Two • Targeted • Additional Time and Intensity Tier One • Prevention • School-wide • All Students and Staff • Best First Instruction with Universal Access

  4. As a Parent You Always Have the Right to ask the district (the school) to evaluate your child to see if he or she is eligible for a 504 Plan or an IEP to help him or her learn.

  5. Special Education is Specially designed educational services for students who have a disability, implemented with the help of an individualized educational program (IEP), developed through a legally specified process that changes district regularities. Both the product (an IEP-defined education) and the process are important.

  6. If your Child has an IEP, You Always have the Right to request an IEP meeting be scheduled. The district (school) must schedule and hold that meeting for you. You may bring anyone to the meeting who has relevant information about your child’s education.

  7. When you go to an IEP meeting…

  8. The people key to your child’s educationmust be there • You (parent or guardian) • General Education Teacher • Special education teacher • Administrator (or designee) All the right peopleto find all the right pieces needed to develop an appropriate IEP!

  9. How do I make sure I’m a significant part of this process without getting totally lostor run overby the process or the schoolor the people withwhomI’m dealing?

  10. Participate. Kindly. Firmly. “This is why I’m concerned.” “Here’s what I’d like you to do.” “How can I help?” “This is what I’ve seen.” “Can you help?” “I’m notsure you heard whatI said. May I say it again?” “Did you mean:..?” “Could you pleaserepeat that?” “I don’t understand. Would you please explain that again?”

  11. This is a Collaborative Team Decision-Making Process The IEP is written at/from this meeting. Never before the meeting! This is extremely important!!

  12. Organization Helps! Always keepyour papers! Go to all themeetings towhich youare invited!

  13. The IEP Must be Internally Consistent fromevaluation data to needs to goals to objectives to service to placement. (Never start with placement!)

  14. Special Education requiresEducational Benefit The student must show educational progress. The district is accountable to the parents through progress reports. The team determines how and when progress reports are given to the parent.

  15. There are Resources The IEP Manager is your primary contact and ‘first line of defense.’ If your IEP manager can’t help, call your Special Education Director. And advocates can help! • National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)888-NAMI-Helps(1-888-626-4435) or 651-645-2948 • MN Assoc. for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH) 800-528-4511 or 651-644-7333 • PACER Center 1.800.537.2237 or 952.838.9000

  16. There are Built in Processes And if disagreements happen resolutionis through… Conciliation Neutral Facilitation Mediation Due Process Hearing Complaint Investigation

  17. There are People at MDE who Can Help Adele Ciriacy Due Process Specialist Phone: 651.582.8249 Fax: 651-582-8725 Email: adele.ciriacy@state.mn.us Patricia McGinnis MNSEMS Coordinator Phone: 651.582.8222 Fax: 651.582.8498 Email: patricia.mcginnis@state.mn.us Pamela Hinze Due Process Hearing Phone: 651.582.8518 Fax: 651.582.8613 Email: pamela.hinze@state.mn.us Division of Compliance and Assistance 1500 Hwy. 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113

  18. When Things Aren’t Going Well in School…there is help to work them out Dr. Charlene Myklebust, Psy.D. Director on Special Assignment Intermediate District 287 Andrea Lee Transitions Project Director NAMI Minnesota Adele W. Ciriacy, Jr. Due Process Specialist Division of Compliance and Assistance Minnesota Department of Education

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