I had a comical preschool eligibility meeting this morning.

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Notes from the observations/evals include:
"Easily engaged"
"Difficult to engage"
"Did not notice peers"
"Mimicked peers and enjoyed parallel play. Giggled and made good eye contact during ball play/mat time. Reciprocal play emerging".
One person on the team actually said "am I in the right meeting--I didn't meet the child you two were talking about" When it was their turn to speak. Lol.

bumpuser511563

LOL! That is classic!

All I got on DS's eval was "DS ate crayons." I wanted to laugh at the iep meeting and then I was embarrassed a couple of days after.

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Sailor Saturn said:

LOL! That is classic!

All I got on DS's eval was "DS ate crayons." I wanted to laugh at the iep meeting and then I was embarrassed a couple of days after.

How helpful! ::sarcasm:: Ah, glad I wasn't the only one who found this process amusing. On a positive note I get such a warm fuzzy feeling from the school. My meeting was scheduled for when the school day started so they were getting kids in from the bus. The staff from the teachers to the bus aids seemed so warm and caring. A little guy who was learning to walk with help was trying so hard and everyone who walked by cheered him on and he seemed so proud. It was really sweet.

CaptainSerious

As a parent of children who have received far fewer services than they are entitled to because the people in the room at IEP meetings never met them and/or weren't familiar with their case, I'd be outraged by this, and demand another meeting after everyone has taken the time to better acquaint themselves with my child and his/her current situation and potential.

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CaptainSerious said:

As a parent of children who have received far fewer services than they are entitled to because the people in the room at IEP meetings never met them and/or weren't familiar with their case, I'd be outraged by this, and demand another meeting after everyone has taken the time to better acquaint themselves with my child and his/her current situation and potential.

It wasn't that the people in the room didn't meet her and were unfamiliar. They just saw her in different settings. She did worst with evaluation where I brought her to the school because it was a person she had not met in an environment she wasn't familiar with. The people who did the evals at home were more middle of the road and the person who saw her at group with peers and instructors she's known for nearly a year saw her in the best light.

CaptainSerious

Okay, that makes sense.  I was responding to the following, because I thought it was meant literally:

"One person on the team actually said 'am I in the right meeting--I didn't meet the child you two were talking about' When it was their turn to speak. Lol."

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CaptainSerious said:

Okay, that makes sense.  I was responding to the following, because I thought it was meant literally:

"One person on the team actually said 'am I in the right meeting--I didn't meet the child you two were talking about' When it was their turn to speak. Lol."

Nope, not literal. She was just confused by the reports of others when she saw an entirely different picture of her.

1017Shannon

I think this is comical too because I am PRETTY sure the reason my son actually qualified for preschool was be is a little shy and wouldn't do some if the things he usually dies at home in front if new people in a new setting. Makes me wonder how accurate this all is?? Hopefully all the kids benefit either way!!

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1017Shannon said:

I think this is comical too because I am PRETTY sure the reason my son actually qualified for preschool was be is a little shy and wouldn't do some if the things he usually dies at home in front if new people in a new setting. Makes me wonder how accurate this all is?? Hopefully all the kids benefit either way!!

From what they tell me (and have experienced with my well developing child) kids are generally eager to show off the skills they have (after they have a little time to warm up) so if they do it at home but don't do it elsewhere in front of others it's probably not a skill they've fully mastered and still need to work on.

1017Shannon

From what they tell me (and have experienced with my well developing child) kids are generally eager to show off the skills they have (after they have a little time to warm up) so if they do it at home but don't do it elsewhere in front of others it's probably not a skill they've fully mastered and still need to work on.

this is interesting...and makes sense. Never thought of it that way!