IEP Update

This will be a short entry as I am still pretending it's Thanksgiving and visiting out of town relatives :)

Sometimes it is a good idea to check in with your child's teacher(s) for a quick update. You can normally send a quick email and just say you were touching base and see if there is anything they would like for you to address at home.

It is easier for the teacher to respond to an email than a phone call for a quick update. Now if they don't respond (and yes, we have had that situation too!) you can wait a few days and re-send your email with a opening line of "Wasn't sure I had the right email address, could you respond and let me know?" THEN if no response, it's up to you whether or not you call or let it go and assume all is good in that particular class (and yes, I do remember what they say about assume!)

Another option is to re-convene the IEP. You have the right to ask for the IEP committee to meet again during the school year. Now it may take a little longer to coordinate schedules, but it is always an option. Some parents include this in their annual IEP as a goal...."will reconvene the IEP 6 weeks after the start of school" to make sure things are going well and any problems or concerns are addressed when they are little, not when there is a crisis.

Just try and keep an open dialogue with your child's teacher and you will need absolutely none of the above advice :)

Albert Einstein once said,"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."

It does take a little more effort to "figure out" how to support out kiddos! :)