May 25, 2007  Acronym Planet  Originally uploaded by Citizen
Rob. Schuyler had her last IEP meeting this week, which was also
her final week of school. (We're celebrating later today with
some Father/Daughter Age Inappropriate Pirates & Monsters Movie
Time. Don't judge me, jealous haters.)  The IEP, or
Individualized Education Program, is part of the implementation
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which
we Shepherds of the Broken use, along with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), to bully the rest of the world into
helping our kids get an appropriate education and generally not
get swept under the rug. The IEP is the plan by which parents,
teachers and therapists decide on the course of a student's
school studies.  Here's what the government says about the IEP:
What that little block of government-issue cheese doesn't tell
you is that for many parents of a broken kid, or perhaps even
most parents, the IEP meeting itself is usually a gigantic,
frustrating pain in the ass.