Parent Conference Scenario

Preparing for a Parent Conference
You are one of the special education teachers at your school. You recently attended an individual education program (IEP) meeting for one of your students and wrote the following memo to the school principal:
MEMO
To: Mr. Norris
From: C. Mesquirm
Re: IEP Meeting for A. Student
Date: Oct. X, 20XX
The purpose of the IEP meeting was to discuss adjusting services and adding afternoon tutoring for a student with specific learning disabilities. 
Meeting attendees included the varying exceptionalities liaison and case manager, the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) team leader, the compliance educational diagnostician, two exceptional student education academic educational diagnosticians, two general education teachers, the special education teacher, a special education paraprofessional, the student, and the student’s parents.
The IEP meeting began with the normal introductions and statement of the meeting’s purpose: to discuss the preliminary policy implementation process. Present levels of performance and previously attained goals and objectives were discussed and revised.
Parents felt their child’s needs were not being met because their child could not fully understand the assignments. In order for their child to receive passing grades in all classes, the parents spent hours every evening helping their child complete homework. Parents did not believe that hours of homework assistance was their responsibility. Parents believed tutoring services should be provided after school and possibly at home under IDEA guidelines to meet their child’s educational needs to achieve goals and objectives and to pass all high school courses. 
The group discussed which services were already being provided under IDEA and which services were not required for the student’s success. The discussion resulted in a heated response from the parents, with inappropriate language directed toward district personnel and a threat of consulting lawyers.
Brainstorm answers to the following questions:
• What services are required to be provided under IDEA, including response to intervention services? 
• What steps could have been taken before and during the meeting to be proactive and prevent the parents from developing a negative state of mind?
• When the IEP meeting turned negative, what actions should have been taken by the district personnel?
• After a negative meeting such as this, what next steps should be taken?
Write your suggestions in a 350- to 700-word paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.