FAPE Reflection

In regards to providing a Free Appropriate Public Education to students with disabilities I feel like my district, Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools does an excellent job. First and foremost, we are an inclusive district and provide services for all students regardless of a disability and offer a continuum of services throughout the district. For instance, each elementary and middle school has a specialty so that one or two types of disabilities are serviced in a particular building. This allows for all services to be covered including specific programs for the intellectually disabled, mentally disabled, those students with autism, and finally students diagnosed with emotional disturbances. Secondly, my district does a great job of providing an appropriate education for students with disabilities because we focus solely on a case by case basis. For example, with one particular child we reopened his Individualized Education Program (IEP) approximately three times throughout the school year in order to make changes to placements, transportation, and services so that the student would be better served. This was all with parental involvement and included the Intervention Assistance Team …show more content…
It seems that it would be tricky as an administrator having to ensure that every student regardless of his/her disability is receiving an education that shows “meaningful benefit.” It would be difficult to find what instruction best suits each individual student but this is where I would rely heavily on my IAT team and my school psychologist administering the evaluation. I would also want to include the parents and meet with them as early as possible in the process so that they may help with the decisions that will truly have the most benefit for their child’s