NOW IT'S 420 AM!!!!!!

BELOW  FIND ATTACHED WHAT I AM HAVING INCORPORATED INTO DAKS IEP IN THE D.I.S.--DESIGNATED INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES---

ALL PARENTS HAVE THE WRITE TO ADD OR WRITE WHATEVER THEY WANT IN AN IEP FOR THEIR CHILD  IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPARATIVE THAT YOU TAKE A PROACTIVE ROLE IN THE PLACEMENT AND SERVICES YOUR CHILD NEED TO BE AS EQUAL AS POSSIBLE TO THE TOTHER CHILDREN IN SCHOOL

REMEBER FAIR --IS NOT NECESSARILY EQUAL!!

DAKOTAS I.E.P.                       SEPTEMBER  23  2005

I WANT TO MAP OUT A CLEAR INTENTION FOR DAKOTAS YEAR {SCHOOL YEAR 2005 TO 2006}
I WANT TO SAY FOR THE MOST PART OUR EXPERIENCE WITH DAVID DUTCHERS CLASS HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE CLASS AND SCHOOL TO GIVE DAKOTA THE OPTIMUM OUTCOME.

I HAVE OBSERVED A FEW THINGS THAT FEEL "OFF" TO ME AND BEING THE PERSON I AM IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AND ASK FOR HELP TO CORRECT THEM.
MOST OF THESE HAVE TO DO WITH THE UTILIZATION OF DAKOTAS ONE ON ONE AIDE AND I WANT CLARITY, DISCUSSION AND REMEDY -PLEASE
1.  BECAUSE I TRANSPORT DAKOTA EVERY DAY TO SCHOOL I HAVE OCCASION TO OBSERVE SOME OF THE DYNAMICS OF THE CLASS ON AN ONGOING BASIS--- AND I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOTICED THAT DAKOTAS AIDE HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN OTHER ACTIVITY FOR THE CLASSROOM  LEAVING DAKOTA IDLE AT HIS DESK --- THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE AIDE BEING A PART OF THE CLASSROOM AND ASSISTING WITH OTHERS KIDS OR HELPING THE OTHER ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY HOWEVER I CANNOT DRIVE HOME HARD ENOUGH THAT THE AIDES NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS DAKOTA AND HIS NEEDS   FIRST. {I WILL FURTHER DISCUSS AND INNUMERATE THE INCIDENCES WITHIN THE DISCUSSION OF THE IEP}
2.   THIS IS A HARD ONE FOR ME BUT I FEEL DAKOTA NEEDS TO BE CHALLENGED MORE ---SPECIFICALLY  I HAVE ELECTED TO NOT PUSH DAKOTA  MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO MAINSTREAMING BECAUSE I HAVE AN INNER STRUGGLE WITH  MAKING HIM DO SOMETHING BECAUSE I WANT HIM TO  OR  DOING SOMETHING BECAUES IT IS HIS DESIRE AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE GENERAL CONSENSOUS THAT BY NOT PUSHING DAKOTA IT MAKES FOR A MORE CALM ATMOSPHERE BUT I CANT HELP BUT BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF SCHOOL IS TO STRETCH OUR KIDS AND HAVE THEM ADAPT TO TRANSITION SO FOR THIS YEAR I WANT HIM EXTENDED TO A FULL DAY
POTENTIALLY WHAT I SEE IS AFTER LUNCH DAKOTA ATTENDING 5 TH WITH RAUL GONZALES AND 6TH WITH LIZ THOMAS-NOT ONLY DOES THIS SOMEWHAT ACCOMDATE DAKOTA GETTING THE BEST FROM DAVID BEFORE LUNCH BUT ALLOWS MAINSTREAMING WITH A FLOW AND MEANING AFTER LUNCH-AS I HAVE OBSERVED THAT OTHER THAN APE ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS THE TIME BETWEEN LUNCH AND THE ARRIVALS OF THE BUSES IS OFTEN TIME LOST. THE KIDS END LUNCH AT 12:30 OR 12:35 AND THEW BUSES START ARRIVING AT 1:15  ALTHOUGH SCHOOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNTIL 1:45 THAT 30 TO 50 MINUTES IS PRIMARILY SPENT PREPARING FOR HOME.
3.  I WANT ALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAINSTREAMING EXPLORED THIS MEANS NOT ONLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASSEMBLIES AND OTHER ACTIVITES THE GENERAL POPULATION PARTICIPATES IN BUT ALSO THERE ARE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES I WANT TRIED:
THE FIRST BEING SEPARATED FROM THE CLASS WITH HIS AIDE AT LUNCHTIME INTERMITTENLY TO OPEN UP THE POSSIBILITY FOR DAKOTA TO MEET OR AT LEAST BE A PART OF THE NUERO-TYPICAL POPULATION
ALSO A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK I WANT HIM TO GO TO THE ACTIVITIES OFFICE AND GET THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, READ THEM AND BRING THEM HOME SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO WATCH FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO MAINSTREAM-LIKE PLAYS OR CONCERTS OR EVEN THE FOOD FAIR ETC.
ANOTHER STRATEGY IS A TRIP TO THE SCHOOL LIBRARY PERHAPS ON A SPECIFIC DAY OF THE MONTH
AND ONE LAST ONE IS ONCE AGAIN HAVING DAKOTA GO OFF CAMPUS TO THE ADJACENT BUSINESSES LIKE THE STATER BROTHERS WITH A SHORT LIST OF ITEMS TO SHOP FOR SENT FROM HOME.

LASTLY I WANT TO AGAIN VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT THE SIMPLE FACT THAT DAKOTA TECHNICALLY HAS 3 MORE YEARS HE COULD ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL BUT THE QUESTION BECOMES APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT-MY QUESTION IS WHERE ARE TRANSITIONAL SERVICES??? HOW CAN PARENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS MOVE ON OR MOVE OUT OF THIS PLACEMENT IF THE SCHOOLS ARE DRAGGING THEIR HEELS ON ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENTS?? IS IT RIGHT OR APPROPRIATE THAT A 20 YEAR BOY BE SITTING IN A CLASSROOM WITH A 13 OR 14 YEAR OLD GIRL??? NO MATTER WHAT THE CHALLENGES?
WE NEED AND MUST HAVE  NOW SOME SOLUTIONS AND OPTIONS BECAUSE ALL PARENTS CAN CONTINUE TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN IN WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE THE  LEAST OF ALL EVIL WHEN THERE IS NOTHING OUT THERE BUT THE DISTRICTS ARE STILL RESPOSIBLE TO PROVIDE FOR THESE KIDS TILL 22 IS IT ANY WONDER WHY THIS CLASS CONTINUESTO OVERFLOW{WHICH IS ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE}  BNECAUSE NO ONE HAS GOTTEN THEIR STUFF TOGETHER AND REALIZED THAT ALL THESE KIDS GROW UP AND THEY NEED TO BE VERY SLOWLY EASED IN TO THE COMMUNITY AND IT IS ALL OF OUR JOBS TO DO SO
WE HAVE TO HAVE A UNITED FRONT AND CAUSE
SO THESE KIDS DON'T BECOME STATISTICS
AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN FOLDIND BOXES OR HANGING UP HANGERS
IT MEANS FINDING EACH OF THEIR NICHES AND APPLYING IT TO A WORTHWHILE PATH FOR THESE KIDS

ADDITIONALLY I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR LISTENING AND FOR ANY INPUT OR ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE TO INCORPORATE THE ABOVE REQUESTS