Sunday, March 15, 2009

Appointment with CUSD regarding Hayden

On February 25th, I had my appoitment with a CUSD district psychologist, the head of the Special Education program, a Special Education teacher and a Speech therapist, from the neighborhood school that Hayden may go to.
FOR ONCE, my appointment was very enlightening and concluded with a plan and direction! They didn't ask me to, but I sent each of them a copy of Hayden's evaluations and diagnosis' prior to meeting with them so that they could review and they could ask me questions that they noted, rather than them asking me questions in the meeting and then eventually reading the answers when reviewing. So, it was nice to sit down and talk about what they know by seeing her on paper, and for them to already have a game plan in tow when I walked in! Their plan first off is to observe her at St. Tim's, in her educational environment where she is comfortable. They are figuring out her placement. They are also going to conduct some tests (I can't remember what kind, other than an IQ )there, and then update her speech eval. This will help determine placement for school next year. She still continues to fall along the lines as a candidate for the LEP program. (High functioning austism class offered at select schools in the district). However, she will need to qualify, so that's what they're currently working on.
School starts on July 23rd, and as I constantly feel backed into a corner, like I'm running out of time, the women I met with were so kind. They assured me that I am ahead of the game compared to many parents/students. That made me feel really good. I'm notoriously a worry wart, and I have to constantly remind myself that I cannot stress about what I have no control over. Since my meeting that day, I feel like a weight has been lifted. Although we don't know what's going to happen yet, the ball is rolling and progress is being made! I still have her enrolled at three schools and figured I can take my sweet little time, all the way until the day prior, if I want to!
I will have the results in hand within 60 days of that appointment, and we can then make her IEP. So I'll expect to receive something in the mail between days 57 to 60! haha ;)

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