tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post3059000274773075262..comments2024-03-27T20:01:11.889-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Special Education NewsMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-55513720185028622572015-04-28T18:00:42.729-07:002015-04-28T18:00:42.729-07:00And, the maintenance of effort is also not new. ...And, the maintenance of effort is also not new. They've been required to have a maintenance of effort for many years. You can look at any district financial paper and see them trying to claim that they are keeping up with "maintenance of effort". The reason for this is pretty simple. Without a "maintenance of effort clause" - the district would dip into sped money for every new responsibility.<br /><br />SPed parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-8783888721178230912015-04-28T16:37:46.930-07:002015-04-28T16:37:46.930-07:00Federal education officials are warning school dis...Federal education officials are warning school districts to think twice before forcing parents into potentially long and costly due process proceedings.<br /><br /><br />So what, there are no penalties for doing so and per the law districts have a right to due process the same as the parents.<br /><br />If you ask for an IEE to prove your child qualifies for services the district has 10 days to file or fund. Most of the time they file. <br /><br />When it comes to other IDEA requirements, SPS doesn't file due process, they do nothing and leave parents to except nothing or file due process where then the burden of proof falls on the parents. The end result is the same with the parents having to waste time and money going thru due process while the student suffers. The districts wins 97% of due process hearings.<br /><br />I haven't seen the district move a parent's successful citizen complaint to due process.<br /><br />--MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com