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How fortunate for me that our annual review and IEP meeting happened to fall on a Thursday. So I can cage two birds at once (I see no reason for violence and killing of innocent creatures). What is instilling gratitude this week? I am thankful that we got all of Gus’s services renewed for next year without [...] Isn’t it amazing how fast the time goes once the school year starts? It becomes a cyclone of alarm clocks, homework, meetings, extracurricular activities….Then Friday rolls around and it still doesn’t stop. Everything moves so fast, the next week sort of sneaks up on you to start the whole process again. Fortunately, Gus is [...] I’m a little late today, but two more walls have been given two fresh coats of paint, so please forgive me! Today’s thankfulness: 1. I am thankful that Gus will be getting the appropriate and needed services in a great environment next year. Our annual review went better than I’d hoped because I was expecting [...] Today was Gus’s ever-stressful, anxiety-provoking annual review. I’ve been mentally preparing myself for weeks now, preparing for an epic battle. I anticipated that there would be fists banging on tables and possibly threats to call lawyers or to remove Gus from the school system. (Okay, so my imagination can get a little overactive, [...] image from Wikimedia Commons I’m not sure if this applies to everyone, but in our district* (in New York State), if you want your child’s related service providers (i.e. speech, occupational or physical therapists) present at his or her annual review, you have to inform the district and request that they be invited. I was unaware [...] Our annual review is fast approaching, and as usual around this time of year, I’m getting anxious – probably more so than in the past. The difference this year is that there are massive budget cuts being rumored throughout our district. From all the buzz, it doesn’t seem like it will affect the special [...] |
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