What happens when a student reaches high school before anyone recognizes they may have needed special education services years earlier?
This former educator says he encountered students whose needs raised exactly that question. He believed schools should be willing to acknowledge when something had been missed and determine what needed to happen next, including whether additional services were appropriate.
But when it came to formal training on these responsibilities, he says he received virtually none.
Educators shouldn’t have to learn critical special education requirements through hallway conversations or by chance. If we expect teams to identify needs and respond appropriately, meaningful training has to be part of the system.
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This former educator says he encountered students whose needs raised exactly that question. He believed schools should be willing to acknowledge when something had been missed and determine what needed to happen next, including whether additional services were appropriate.
But when it came to formal training on these responsibilities, he says he received virtually none.
Educators shouldn’t have to learn critical special education requirements through hallway conversations or by chance. If we expect teams to identify needs and respond appropriately, meaningful training has to be part of the system.
#SpecialEducationBoss #ChildFind #SpecialEducation #SpecialEducationEvaluation #IEPAdvocacy #CompensatoryServices #EducatorTraining #StudentSupport #SpecialEducationAcademy