Case Study: Kiara Musgraves

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My names is Tiffany Yinger, I am a Foster Care Case Manager at Caritas Family Solutions in East Alton. I am writing to formally request that my client on my caseload, Kiara Musgraves, be evaluated for special education services. I am worried that Kiara is not doing well in school and believe she may need special services in order to correct concerns with educational needs/behaviors. Kiara is in the 1st grade. She is a student at Lewis and Clark Elementary, Mrs. Porter is her teacher.

Specifically, I am worried because Kiara is falling behind in school work, lacks motivation to complete school work, and receiving letters of unsatisfactory progress within her school work. Behaviorally Kiara does not demonstrate self-control, positive attitude,

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