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| You Need a Special Education Advocate at Your CSE Meeting |
The Committee on Special Education (CSE) is a group
assembled by the local school district. Its members are
mandated by the IDEA and include educators, other
professionals and (sometimes) a parent representative.
The CSE is responsible for evaluating the child, deciding
on classification, developing an Individualized Education
Plan (IEP) and recommending appropriate placement
and services.
The Committee on Pre-school Special Education
(CPSE) is the counterpart to the CSE if your child is not
yet 5 years old.
Susan Luger Associates, Inc. (SLA) believes it is
critical to have a trained professional special education
advocate participate in your CSE/CPSE meeting. The
CSE/CPSE may have as many as six people present at
the meeting. These people are employees of the local
school district. No matter what the individual team
member's best intentions are, they may not be free to
offer the services that required by your child. They may
be following guidelines established by their supervisors
which limit their choices or budgetary constraints which
are not the proper concern of the IDEA or you.
The Principal of your child's school may attend the CSE
meeting. Although not a mandated member of the CSE,
the Principal may monitor, perhaps coerce, the decisions
and recommendations of the CSE to make certain that
policies and budgetary concerns are conformed with.
You should not appear at the CSE/CPSE meeting alone,
even with appropriate documentation and
recommendations from experts. You should appear with
the support of an entire network (like the Verizon
commercials now airing on TV), represented by the
participation of an SLA professional special education
advocate.
The SLA professional special education advocate is
Before you select another advocacy service, make
certain their advocate comes up to the SLA standard.
Our SLA professional special education advocate will
assembled by the local school district. Its members are
mandated by the IDEA and include educators, other
professionals and (sometimes) a parent representative.
The CSE is responsible for evaluating the child, deciding
on classification, developing an Individualized Education
Plan (IEP) and recommending appropriate placement
and services.
The Committee on Pre-school Special Education
(CPSE) is the counterpart to the CSE if your child is not
yet 5 years old.
Susan Luger Associates, Inc. (SLA) believes it is
critical to have a trained professional special education
advocate participate in your CSE/CPSE meeting. The
CSE/CPSE may have as many as six people present at
the meeting. These people are employees of the local
school district. No matter what the individual team
member's best intentions are, they may not be free to
offer the services that required by your child. They may
be following guidelines established by their supervisors
which limit their choices or budgetary constraints which
are not the proper concern of the IDEA or you.
The Principal of your child's school may attend the CSE
meeting. Although not a mandated member of the CSE,
the Principal may monitor, perhaps coerce, the decisions
and recommendations of the CSE to make certain that
policies and budgetary concerns are conformed with.
You should not appear at the CSE/CPSE meeting alone,
even with appropriate documentation and
recommendations from experts. You should appear with
the support of an entire network (like the Verizon
commercials now airing on TV), represented by the
participation of an SLA professional special education
advocate.
The SLA professional special education advocate is
- Knowledgeable in who is mandated to attend the
CSE/CPSE meeting - Understands the proper procedures under the IDEA
- Knowledgeable in what services are available for
your child - Understands the significance of the evaluations you
plan to present to the CSE/CPSE and can assist
you in presenting these results meaningfully - Our advocate, though sympathetic to your plight, is
objective and focused in this often highly-charged
and emotional forum
Before you select another advocacy service, make
certain their advocate comes up to the SLA standard.
Our SLA professional special education advocate will
- Consult with you prior to the meeting to discuss
goals and procedures - Present the expert reports to the CSE/CPSE in the
best manner to encourage settlement at this stage of
the special education process - Negotiate with the CSE/CPSE for the services that
are necessary for your child’s educational success - Demystify the jargon often used by school district
personnel - Monitor the CSE/CPSE process
- Prepare a report for use in the future, if and as
needed
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