Back to school plans for students with disabilities by district

Back to school plans for students with disabilities by district

For parents of students with disabilities, the upcoming school year could be more challenging than ever.

CHALLENGING THAN EVER.

FROMSTRUGGLES WITH VIRTUAL-ONLLEARNING TO GETTING BACKSAFELY IN THE CLASSROOM --IT'S A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5 ANCHOR MIKETRIM SHOWS US HOW DISTRICTSARE GETTING READY TO CONNECTWITH THOSE STUDENTS AND THEIRFAMILIESSTARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR INFRONT OF A COMPUTER....ATHOME...IN A FEW WEEKS ISN'TIDEAL FOR TIFFANY YOUNG'SGRANDAUGHTER.

SOT 4:53 TIFFANYYOUNG/GRANDAUGHTER ON IEP "NHAVING THE GUIDANCE OFSOMEBODY SITTING RIGHT THEREON TOP OF EACH SAYING, PAYATTENTION, GET BACK TO WORK,DO YOU NEED A LITTLE HELP WITHTHIS?

IT JUST FELL SHORT."YOUNGCONDITION THAT PUTS HER ONINDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN, ORI-E-P SHE'S ONE OF MORE THAN31 THOUSAND STUDENTS WITHDISABILITIES ON AN I- E-P INTHE PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT.

YOUNG SAYS SHEFALLING BEHIND AND VIRTUALONLY WILL MAKE IT WORSE 7:02"EVERYTHING IS JUST BUILDINGAND COMPACTING AND COMPACTINGON TOP OF EACH OTHER TO WHEREI DON'T KNOW HOW WE MAKE ITOUT OF THIS." THE PALM BEACHCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT DID NOTOFFER AN ON- CAMERA INTERVIEWFOR THIS STORY A SPOKESPERSOPOINTED US TO SCHOOL BOARDMEETINGS, LIKE THIS ONE INMID-JULY.

THE DISTRICTEXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATIONDIRECTOR RAISED CONCERNS ABODOING FACE TO FACE STUDENTEVALUATIONS ONLINE....WHICH ISA KEY PART OF THE I-E-PPROGRAM.

1:04:45 KEVINMCCORMICK (MIKE TRIM JULY 27THINTERVIEW IN XSAN) RIGHT NOWPEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE ITOUT, BUT RIGHT NOW EVEN OURPUBLISHERS AT THIS POINT ARESTRUGGLING TO ESTABLISH AFORMAT TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCTTHESE EVALATIONS IN ANACCEPTABLE MANNER TO BE USEDFOR DECISION MAKING."DISTRICTS, LIKE ST.

LUCIECOUNTY ARE COMING BACK WITH ABLEND OF IN-SCHOOL TEACHINGAND ONLINE CLASSES FOR THEIR5,200 I-E-P STUDENTS.

TEACHERSWILL HAVE THE PROPERPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ON, BUTTOMLINSON KNOWS IT MIGHT TAKETIME FOR STUDENTS WITHDISABILITIES TO WEAR MASKSWHERE THEY CAN'T SOCIADISTANCE AT BRICK AND MORTARSCHOOLS.

BILL TOMLINSON/ST.LUCIE COUNTY SCHOOLS ESEDIRECTOR (MIKE TRIM JULY 28THINTERVIEW IN XSAN) 14:39"CHILDREN RISE TO EXPECTATIONSAND IT'S NOT WE NEVER LOWERTHOSE EXPECTATIONS WE'RE GOINGTO CONTINUE TO TEACH THOEXPECTED BEHAVIORS." A SIMILARSENTIMENT FROM THE INDIANRIVER, OKEECHOBEE AND MARTINCOUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

IFYOU'RE A PARENT OR FAMILYMEMBER OF AN INDIVIDUALIZEDEDUCATION PROGRAMSTUDENT.....WE'VE MADE IT EASYFOR YOU TO FIND WHAT YOURSCHOOL DISTRICT IS DOING TOCONNECT WITH YOU WHEN YOURETURN TOCLASSES.....VIRTUALLY ORIN-PERSON.

JUST GO TO THE BACKTO SCHOOL TAB OF WPTV DOT COM.PROMISING NEWS SURROUNDING A