How do i get out of special ed?

Question

k, so i am in special ed, since third grade. now i am in 11th grade. i am in all normal classes. there is aids in there and i don't even need their help. i have a B average. they had some transition meeting, and there was a number of representatives from metal retardation clinics in my area that were to come and teach me how to fill out job applications and stuff like that. the funny thing is i have filled out idk how many job applications in my life time, and i kno how to do all of the stuff that you do when i get out on my own because i took a independent living class as a elective last school year. i live in Pennsylvania, my parents also want me out to. Do my parents have a say on whether i get out? and if so, how do they get me out of special education?

Answer 1

yes-talk to your Child Study Team case manager-since you are over 14-you should be included in the meetings

you should be reevaluated every 3 years to determine eligibility-and your IEP should be reviewed yearly.

You have a right to request to discontinue Special Ed Services.

You could consider asking for a 504 plan---this could give you some accommodations in the classroom like extended time on tests and verbal directions instead of written if you need it-but you would not get an in class support teacher/aid in your case.

Answer 2

If you are 18, you can request a meeting to have yourself withdrawn from special ed. Otherwise, your parents will have to do that. Any request for removal should be made in writing. The school will need to meet. Some require a reevaluation before dismissal.

If you are in regular classes, do you have any accommodations or classroom modifications that have helped you keep a B average? These will go away if you leave special ed.

Most identified college-bound students have the advantage of accommodations which can follow them into college years under 504. Since services are no longer covered by an IEP it falls under the Office of Civil Rights and are not binding upon a post-secondary school.

Are you sure the representatives at the transition meeting were from mental retardation clinics? We often have Vocational Rehabilitation representatives and sometimes from the office of mental health, but that's not the same.

Transition meetings must take place from the time you are 14. Everyone benefits from having someone to ask when different things occur in life. Having these people in place to help you before you leave high school gives you a better start when you go on your own.

Answer 3

Ummm your parents could try to talk to the person's in charge of special aid and the counselor of classes...your parents just need to talk to them, they will proboly make you do tests and stuff like that if you pass your out i guess...IDK

Answer 4

As long as you are being successful academically without use of Special Education supports, you should be removed from Special Education. Your parents can request an ARD to state you want out. As long as you are not using supports and are successful, the school has no good reason to keep you in the program. You need to be present in the meeting and advocate for yourself.

Just so you know though--No one needs to know you were in the program, after graduation,  unless you graduated by ARD.

Answer 5

By federal law, all you parents have to do is request a meeting to withdraw you from sepcial ed.  Did you know being in special ed would allow you extra time or breaks during the SAT?  Did you know you might recieve extra time on your college tests or better yet, be one of the first to register each semester?  There are real perks.  I would ask for a meeting to make sure your testing is up-to-date, meaning since you started high school.  If it is, you are set for college already.  If not, you & your parents should ask for retesting.  If you don't qualify, then you are automatically out of special ed.  If you still qualify, then your records are complete for college.  

***Now here is the catch!!!  You can NOT say, I want to be retested that my paperwork is current for college.  Your school is NOT responsible for this.  HOWEVER, your parents have the right to have you retested for special education at least every three years.  You know what to say...and how to "sell" it to them.  ;)

Answer 6

There has to be a supervisor of the program from your school or from the county and ask to removed from the special education.  I don't how they do this in your school.  I asked my special education teacher to be removed too and was but I agreed to continue to see the speech therapist.  I would ask your teacher and I assume they would talk to the supervisor on your behalf.  You may have to have a meeting with the supervisor or with the teacher or both and fill out forms, everything may depend on the local school districts on their policies.

Answer 7

Your parents will have to ask for you to be assessed and reevaluated to be exempt from receiving  special education services.

Congrats to you for having a B avg. in regular education classes!

Answer 8

Check into being tested by an independent psychologist. It should be someone with a PhD degree. From this question, you sound like every other teenager and you're fine academically. It's time to lose that mental retardation label. At any rate, seek outside help. The school system won't do a darn thing for you. I would start by asking your parents to take you for that independent evaluation. I am not sure if a psychiatrist's opinion (medically-based) would help also but the psychologist should definitely be able to test and interview you and determine you are functioning as a normal teenager. Good luck.

Answer 9

idk the answers to that try talkign to ur counceler?? i guess