The purpose of this survey is to
prepare information to be included in testimony for the president’s commission
on excellence in special education so that idea amendments can be proposed that
will better protect the rights of disabled students and their parents.
1. Are you answering this survey as (check all that
apply): parent___ advocate___
Attorney___ current or former special education staffer
or administrator___
2
Please check each item below if
you have had it happen to you or have seen it happen to another person’s
disabled child or children:
A Official
iep meeting attendance documentation was created to show that an iep team
meeting took place, when no meeting was actually held____
B. Official
iep meeting attendance documentation was altered to show the attendance of
persons who were not at the iep meeting_____
C. The
official iep team meeting attendance sheet shows the signature of a person or
persons who attended for 1-2 minutes only, but were not present for most of the
meeting_____
D. An
official iep meeting attendance sheet or iep agreement or consent sheet with
the parent’s signature on it was attached at a later time to a different iep
than that which the parent agreed to at
the iep team meeting_____
E. Official
iep meeting notes were falsified to reflect discussions about things that were not discussed, or to
reflect agreements that were not arrived at, during that meeting_____
F. The
district created 2 or more iep’s for the student covering the same time period,
but the parent only received a copy of one of them_____
G. A
parent’s signature was forged on an official iep attendance or consent
form_____
H. A
parent’s signature was forged on an official consent to evaluate form_____
I. The
signature of a parent’s outside evaluator was forged on an evaluation,
recommendation, diagnosis or prescription form_____
J. The
district’s official evaluation report was falsified_____
K. The
district created one or more official evaluation reports although no
evaluation(s) had actually been done_____
L. Official
documentation was created to show that
related services had been provided as mandated by the child’s iep, although the
services had actually been provided less often, or not at all_____
M. Official
falsified progress report(s) or documentation was created and used by the
district_____
3. If any of the things listed above
happpened, did you complain about it to (check all that apply) -
N. Your
state education department_____
O. The
us department of education’s office for special education services_____
P. The
us department of education’s office for civil rights_____
Q. A
state or local prosecutor_____
R. A
united states (federal) prosecutor_____
4. If you complained to any of the offices
listed in paragraph 3 above, was a full investigation made regarding your
complaint? Yes_____ no_____
5. If you checked any item in paragraph
number 3 above, was anyone in the district where this happened disciplined as a
result of doing it? Yes_____ no_____
Note:
If anyone who is a district administrator, supervisor,
employee or outside contractor did any of these things, answer as though the
district did it.
If you have had something listed above happen to you more
than once, or you have seen it done more than once, put the number of times you
believe it happened in the blank after that item.
We have received multiple mailings of computer viruses and
worms, and hang up phone calls, since first sending out this survey. Please do not bother to do this again if you
are one of the folks who has done it already!
We got the message. So did the
machine that takes all our calls. Our
computer systems are well-protected with multiple backup systems and hard
copies of all responses. Also, sending
us viruses and worms, and making hang up calls, is against the law. How about acting like adults and setting a
good example for the kids?
Return replies to:
Dee alpert, sappell@nyc.rr.com
Thank you in advance.
THIS SURVEY MAY BE DISSEMINATED FREELY AND WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS