That Nancy Bailey piece on the end of IDEA had me in tears. My daughter was lucky enough to receive Early Intervention starting at 10 mos. and transitioned to the school district at 3 years. In that time she caught up on the vast majority of her milestones but she continued to have an IEP with possible accommodations if necessary and received SLP services. She was JUST released from SLP at the end of this school year. She starts high school in the fall. At every point in time she needed services they were available in ways that I've watched disappear for the kids a few years younger than her. Our state's Early Intervention program is a shambles of what it was, which meant it was more important than ever for the school district to be proactive in screening. She got two years of excellent pre-K for free through the school district immediately upon the transition. I don't even know if the Early Childhood Center has enough funding for next year. This is so unfair and so wrongheaded.
That Nancy Bailey piece on the end of IDEA had me in tears. My daughter was lucky enough to receive Early Intervention starting at 10 mos. and transitioned to the school district at 3 years. In that time she caught up on the vast majority of her milestones but she continued to have an IEP with possible accommodations if necessary and received SLP services. She was JUST released from SLP at the end of this school year. She starts high school in the fall. At every point in time she needed services they were available in ways that I've watched disappear for the kids a few years younger than her. Our state's Early Intervention program is a shambles of what it was, which meant it was more important than ever for the school district to be proactive in screening. She got two years of excellent pre-K for free through the school district immediately upon the transition. I don't even know if the Early Childhood Center has enough funding for next year. This is so unfair and so wrongheaded.