On Dec. 9th, the team at school held their SST (student services team) meeting about concerns with Sydney's issues with her classwork. It was initiated when I talked with the teacher during parent/teacher conference, and told her I had concerns that she still couldn't recognize letters, after being taught them for 3 years now. So the teacher agreed with me, and did some "informal testing" and said she would have the Special Educator screen her. When I checked back with her at the end of November, she said she had completed the paperwork to send to SST team. I brought up some other issues I had seen over the past month, and the teacher said she would bring my concerns to the team.
I had hoped I could have gone to the meeting, but I wasn't invited. I was told that I would be told what had been decided/discussed at the meeting. So, after a lengthy email the night before, I left it up to the "team." Talk about a leap of faith! But in my email, I did request she be tested.
Did they listen to me, and just decide to go forward with an IEP meeting and pursue testing? Or did they also feel she needed further testing, and sent it to IEP? Maybe I will find out tomorrow. Maybe it will remain a mystery. Guess we will see!
So I am gathering my stuff to bring to the meeting, and deciding what I should say. Should I prepare myself for a fight, or do they actually see what I am seeing?
Stay tuned....
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