I'm so glad you followed the law in your posts. Too often I fear the placement step (5th in your sequence?) is mixed up with the the IEP step. I fear schools offer too many students and families only some special versions of "programs" (e.g., the "LD Program" or the "Behavior Program") regardless of their unique educational needs.
Thank you so much John, I completely agree, it can be so easy to combine the educational program and school location into one discussion (and yet each makes such a tremendous difference meeting each child's unique needs!)
I'm so glad you followed the law in your posts. Too often I fear the placement step (5th in your sequence?) is mixed up with the the IEP step. I fear schools offer too many students and families only some special versions of "programs" (e.g., the "LD Program" or the "Behavior Program") regardless of their unique educational needs.
Thank you so much John, I completely agree, it can be so easy to combine the educational program and school location into one discussion (and yet each makes such a tremendous difference meeting each child's unique needs!)