Interesting-I can’t help myself that every time I read something tied to education how my brain automatically relates my experiences with the provision & implementation of special education services for my girl w/Ds. It seems as tho for the past 12+ Yrs of IEPs all I’ve done is contest the data & decisions...with a preponderance of factual evidence that discredits the data (or more often lack of) & decisions for particular programs & supports. All the while, asking why the same approach, why not try something different, where’s the appropriate data, guidance, policy & IDEA regs supporting the decisions. My contesting goes uncontested...but nothing changes...until my girl w/Ds contests their decisions with behaviors.
Interesting-I can’t help myself that every time I read something tied to education how my brain automatically relates my experiences with the provision & implementation of special education services for my girl w/Ds. It seems as tho for the past 12+ Yrs of IEPs all I’ve done is contest the data & decisions...with a preponderance of factual evidence that discredits the data (or more often lack of) & decisions for particular programs & supports. All the while, asking why the same approach, why not try something different, where’s the appropriate data, guidance, policy & IDEA regs supporting the decisions. My contesting goes uncontested...but nothing changes...until my girl w/Ds contests their decisions with behaviors.
Thanks for this, Traci! I wonder what strategies we might use to help others understand that some positions are still contested