Comments on: “Nimo” - 17 year old female http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/04/03/nimo-17-year-old-female/ Another excellent source of creative thinking for Special and Alternative Education Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Christine http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/04/03/nimo-17-year-old-female/#comment-66 Christine Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:42:20 +0000 http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/04/03/nimo-17-year-old-female/#comment-66 How did the hearing go? Is the student back in class or was there another consequence? We, as educators, must look carefully at behaviors (FBA) and address them; but just as important is to find a way to reach every child. Even very low functioning students have capabilities and it is our jobs to find them and maximize them. I hope things improve for 'Nimo' and the classroom teacher. How did the hearing go? Is the student back in class or was there another consequence?

We, as educators, must look carefully at behaviors (FBA) and address them; but just as important is to find a way to reach every child. Even very low functioning students have capabilities and it is our jobs to find them and maximize them.

I hope things improve for ‘Nimo’ and the classroom teacher.

]]> By: Andrew http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/04/03/nimo-17-year-old-female/#comment-58 Andrew Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:56:01 +0000 http://21stcenturyleader.edublogs.org/2008/04/03/nimo-17-year-old-female/#comment-58 The purpose of the manifestation hearing is to answer 2 basic questions: - Are whatever charges against a student a manifestation of their disability? and - Are whatever charges brought against a student a direct result of the school’s failure to provide services to the student as outlined in the IEP? If the answer to both of these questions is “No” then it’s pretty clear that the student’s actions were not a manifestation of the disability. That does not mean the student is automatically guilty or not guilty, it simply means that the local education agency can now go through the more typical disciplinary process. Often a part of this process is a Functional Behavioral Assessment to answer important questions as relates to points of consideration 1. All these physical behaviors appear to have happened within the past couple weeks. Why? and Why now? Perceptive questions lead to high quality answers from which participants can best plot a more successful future. The purpose of the manifestation hearing is to answer 2 basic questions:

- Are whatever charges against a student a manifestation of their disability?
and
- Are whatever charges brought against a student a direct result of the school’s failure to provide services to the student as outlined in the IEP?

If the answer to both of these questions is “No” then it’s pretty clear that the student’s actions were not a manifestation of the disability. That does not mean the student is automatically guilty or not guilty, it simply means that the local education agency can now go through the more typical disciplinary process.

Often a part of this process is a Functional Behavioral Assessment to answer important questions as relates to points of consideration 1.

All these physical behaviors appear to have happened within the past couple weeks. Why? and Why now?

Perceptive questions lead to high quality answers from which participants can best plot a more successful future.

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