My dad, our beloved Kurtie, often prays, “God, give me patience, and give it to me NOW!” If you’re a parent in special education, you can relate to this, and you may have whispered, “God, give me resources, and give them to me NOW!”
Have you ever walked into an IEP meeting and felt completely outnumbered?
Have you ever walked into an IEP meeting and felt like the room was stacked against you?
Have you ever brought up something at an IEP meeting — and the team simply didn’t know what you were talking about?
Do you ever leave an IEP meeting thinking, “That one test score does not tell the whole story”?
Do you ever leave an IEP meeting feeling frustrated, unheard, or completely misunderstood?
Have you ever walked into an IEP meeting and immediately felt it? The tension.