I agree with the pp. You should request an emergency IEP in writing. At the meeting, ask for a Behavioral Intervention Plan to be put into the IEP. Once that BIP is in place, they cannot pull a fast one on you by changing the plan without notice. I would also threaten them with due process. Your district's director of special services may not think it constitutes an IEP meeting but I would contend that a meeting where you are presented with results of an evaluation you did not authorize still violates your parental rights and due process. And get an advocate if you can.

Sometimes childrens behavior is such that they do qualify for a one on one aid. if you get a psychologist involved things may go even faster for your child in terms of help and a path way, with a solid diagnosis, or description of mood disorder or self injurious behaviors all merit a one on one helper.

I finally got a call yesterday from the director of spec svc where he sounded like he understood what's been happening, who's been doing what. He apologized, said all this has brought forward communication issues internally as well as with me. He's convening a meeting of everyone to hammer out both a behavior plan and a communication plan, an the only reason it didn't happen yesterday is that the principal was out sick. We're having an IEP meeting next week to put this all in writing.

I still intend to make sure it is documented what the breakdowns were and who committed them. I'm ok finding a way to move forward right now, but I want to make sure that if something else happens, this entire situation is on the record.

Plus I also found out yesterday his para-professional is the one or one of two that complained about his behavior or the plan. And that she had stopped giving him the sensory breaks. They're back in now, but he was a mess this week and I didn't know why.

An IEP is not just for academics, behavior is also involved because those issues do interfere with academics and overall learning. The district is responsible to provide that, at least they are in my state so I assume it is like that in most states. My daughter not only got ABA in school but they paid for 3 hrs a day after school at home.

I would not sign any assessment that I was not informed of, and I would in writing request an IEP meeting , and most of the time they have 60 days to comply. They would also have to include the case manager in that because they are part of the team. You may also want to get an advocate to be there, but if you cannot afford one I would still tell the school you are contacting one about being there.

Often just the threat is enough for the school to back off a bit. Also check your state agencies because in out state the department of developmental services actually sent us a check to pay for an advocate after we applied and got approved for services

Sounds to me like they did what is called an FBA (functional behavior assessment) and BIP (behavior intervention plan) both of which are IEP components that are used when a behavior interferes in the child's learning. These are typically used when the school system plans to try and move your child to another program. They can be done informally or formally but either way they are a part of the IEP. You should be included in both parts. Frequently a school will conduct the FBA without the parent and then present the BIP to the parent. I would definitely get your case worker involved in all this because if it went down the way you are describing they are trying to pull something over on you. Did you sign anything? I would call another meeting and demand to see all of their data.