homeschooling and IEPs - Page 2

[Linda on the move]

Originally Posted by chiefmir

I just wanted to chime in that charter schools ARE public schools (I've worked at one in PA for 7 years) and my DD will be attending one in NJ next year. They, BY LAW have to either implement an IEP, rewrite an IEP that is appropriate for the child and which they can implement, or find an alternative placement (sometimes back in district sometimes in an approved private school) that can provide the services.

Right, they don't have to have the child in school there at all, so if you push for an IEP, the school can comply by "finding an alternative placement," which can just be the child's local school.

I'm sure how this works out varies from state to state, but here, charter schools are a worse case scenario for a child with special needs.

[Sierra]

Originally Posted by Linda on the move

Right, they don't have to have the child in school there at all, so if you push for an IEP, the school can comply by "finding an alternative placement," which can just be the child's local school.

They'd have to first prove that the child's needs can't be met in the chosen placement.

[Linda on the move]

Originally Posted by Sierra

They'd have to first prove that the child's needs can't be met in the chosen placement.

A parent pretty much proves that when they ask for an IEP.

I'm sure this plays out differently in different places, but here charters don't need to do anything for sn kids. If you want your child there, you are agree to have them treated just like every body else, and if you don't like it, then you need to put your child someplace else.

It's totally legal, and part of the reason why charters get "better results" for the same money. They don't just bother with sn kids, who are more expensive to educate.