First, I just want to thank you guys for all your input. I know you don’t know me, but I have learned so much from you over the years and it has done so much to help me through this journey. I can’t tell you what a blessing it is belong to a group with so much helpful insight, experience and willingness to help others. I loved reading all your responses. They are each so helpful and supportive.
And I believe I understand, with my simple little mind, that it would be best if I verify that it’s the district’s policy that my child’s 504 is automatically “continued” although expiration date has passed to be sure. And that seems easy enough, but, to tell you the truth, where I am right now, I am not sure I will get an answer. My situation is actually a little more complicated.
Basically, this same admin from the school called me last week, advising that the district's main office had approved “renewing” my child's accommodations as they are by simply attaching a copy of our meeting notes from the end of the school year and signing them and sent me a copy of the meeting notes. I was thrilled, because we didn't want to change anything on our end. I read the meeting notes. They weren’t completely accurate about our meeting, but basically okay. However, they were a little opened ended to me, saying something about modifying the accommodations at a later date, but nothing about the main office approval to keep them. So I replied (e-mail) back to confirm our meeting time to sign and mentioned I felt it a good idea to mention the home office approval to “renew” the accommodations in the notes, as well. I received a reply back with a “thank you, you’re right,” and was given the exact wording as to how the approval was to be added to the document to sign. Done deal, right? Yeah….no.
Later that day I received another email from admin saying, after thinking about it, someone else had been asked to join the meeting, admin wanted them to review our accommodations and to give us some ideas how we could best simplify the accommodations with the health plan. WTH? My child's 504 already refers to the health plan as necessary and needed. I replied back asking for clarification of the change of plans since approval was already given by the home office, (which I have in writing now, mind you), and that we didn't want to modify any accommodations, as they served child well last year, and advised that I thought that this was what we agreed upon earlier that day. I also asked for clarification on the health plan/504 issue, explaining in my email how they are two different types of documents (I actually quoted my State’s Office of Education FA Plan), and explained how ours were already working together effectively.
Of course, I was not given answers to those questions, but was told by admin only that "after reflection" it was decided best to wait until the beginning of the year to renew where several others will be in attendance of the meeting and apologized for causing any confusion. I'm so very annoyed that I can hardly think straight and I just don’t know what to do at this point. Did I even handle that correctly?
