The Endless Rounds of ARDS and IEPs

Do you like these IEPs?
I do not like these IEP’s
I do not like them, Jeeze Louise
We test, we check
we plan, we meet
but nothing ever seems complete.
Would you, could you
like the form?
I do not like the form I see.
Not page 1, not 2, not 3.
Another change,
a brand new box. I think we all
Have lost our rocks.
Could you all meet here or there?
We could not all meet here or there.
We cannot all fit anywhere.
Not in a room
Not in a hall
There seems to be no space at all.
Would you, could you meet again?
I cannot meet again next week
No lunch, no prep
Please hear me speak.
No, not at dusk and not at dawn
At 4 p. m. I should be gone.
Could you hear while all speak out?
Would you write the words they spout?
I could not hear, I would not write
This does not need to be a fight.
Sign here, date there,
Mark this, check that.
Beware the student’s ad-vo-cat(e).
You do not like them
so you say
Try it again! Try it again!
and then you may.
If you let me be,
I’ll try again
and you will see.
Say!
I almost like these IEP’s I think I’ll write 6003. And I will practice day and night Until they say “You’ve got it right”.

Does this sound like an experience that you have recently had or are currently having? We want to help. While ARD/IEP meetings may be frustrating or challenging for some, we find them to be great opportunities to problem solve and for schools to collaborate and listen to parents’ concerns and expectations for their child. It is a chance to look objectively at a child’s performance and to determine whether goals and objectives are written appropriately and can be adequately measured. It should not be a time that parents feel bullied or misunderstood. Contact us today to see how we can give you the support you need to get the best school experience for your child.