Reply To: School Board Monitors in Lakewood & East Ramapo

Mrs. Plony it seems has a speech impediment, this is common. This is NOT the Special Ed that I am talking about. This is Title I special ed. If you will fill out the papers, you will be contacted by the Board of Education of your district asking you to bring the child down for an evaluation to see if and what types of services she is entitled to. As a general rule if the teacher says she has a problem the school district’s evaluation will agree and you will be entitled to 1-3 hours of speech therapy per week. After the evaluation you will get in writing what services will be recommended. If you agree then there is nothing more you have to do. You will be notified when they will make the final determination as to what service you will get . If you disagree with evaluation you should attend this meeting. Otherwise it’s just a waste of time This service many times is provided at the school during school hours. Not using this service can result in the child not having friend as they can’t understand her and other emotional problems later in life. Also, it’s free so you really have nothing to lose except the time it takes you to fill out the paper and take your child for the evaluation

The Special Ed. I am talking about is for the developmental disable which requires one teacher/ paraprofessional per student for the whole school day and is VERY EXPENSIVE.