M and I met recently with Special Education at K's school. The nice lady explained a bit about the IEP process to us. Every kid identified with a learning disability has an Individual Education Plan drawn up for him and it's reviewed in an IPRC process annually. The IEP documents the child's strengths and weaknesses and recommends teaching strategies to the teachers. So K will have his IEP in October. He also has a personal advocate from Special Education throughout high school.
It sounds like 10 percent of the kids at the school are identified with a learning disability. (I'm sure there is a good percentage that have not been identified, for whatever reason). Interestingly, gifted kids fall under the Special Education category.
M is frustrated with his medical insurance claim since our Greece/Turkey holiday this summer. It has been dragging on as insurance claims can often do. A lady from the insurance called yesterday, while he was out and I'm afraid I didn't plead his case very well. They are so good at putting people off and I can't think on my feet. We have a legitimate claim to a reputable company. It shouldn't be such a painful process of following up. A friend of mine said she gave up on a $200 claim a few years ago because they kept asking for various kinds of documentation. Well, we have a solid case and have now surely faxed everything they could possibly want. We waited 5 days for them to acknowledge receipt of the last fax and then they said it would take yet another 10 days to process.
Anyway, I was out for a walk with my friend 'S' yesterday evening and we encountered our local councillor doing his canvassing for the upcoming elections. I told him I saw him waving at the corner the other morning and he asked if he could put one of his signs on my lawn. I agreed.
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Good luck with the claim, Christine! You're so organized, I know you have every bit of paper at hand.
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