IEP and homeschooling

[cin]

I'm sorta new to this whole special needs thing, and actually, my daughter hasn't been 'officially' diagnosed. We are in counseling though, and we are working on scheduling testing for some SI issues.

What I'm wondering is, if you homeschool, do you have to turn in an IEP? My daughter's issues are emotional and maybe behavioral, so there are days when we just don't get school done. Partially my fault, I know, because I prefer to avoid more battles and drama. But it is because of her behavior. So, what should I do for those days? Just ignore it? OHio's reporting system is a notification with curriculum outline and test results, so I don't have a ton of record keeping to turn in. If she does ok on the tests, should I just keep on as we are?

Thanks for the input.

[Verity]

I'm sorta new to this whole special needs thing, and actually, my daughter hasn't been 'officially' diagnosed. We are in counseling though, and we are working on scheduling testing for some SI issues.

What I'm wondering is, if you homeschool, do you have to turn in an IEP? My daughter's issues are emotional and maybe behavioral, so there are days when we just don't get school done. Partially my fault, I know, because I prefer to avoid more battles and drama. But it is because of her behavior. So, what should I do for those days? Just ignore it? OHio's reporting system is a notification with curriculum outline and test results, so I don't have a ton of record keeping to turn in. If she does ok on the tests, should I just keep on as we are?

Thanks for the input.

Short answer: No. Long answer - you need an IEP to get her special services whether she is schooling at home or PS. If you desire (and think you can get) any services from the school while you are homeschooling (like OT/PT) then you want to get an IEP. Likewise, if you are intending for your daughter to return to public school in the future you may want to have at least the documents and records to support her having an IEP at that time.

I would say you answered your own question about an IEP and working at home. Homeschooling is a great fit for our SN kids because we can work around when they are most receptive to learning - as long as you feel confident that she can make adequate progress through the year I wouldn't worry about having an IEP for at home. (And I don't have one for my older son with Asperger's, my middle son had an IEP at school but I'm not even worrying about it.)

I will be interested to read other responses, someone may have more experience than I.

[Dobela]

We do not have an official public school IEP. Honestly, I don't want the school's oversight. However, I have taken my son thru all kinds of testing and evaluations so I can show that we are aware of the problem, and that we are working on it. He is also in therapies to address those problems. I have a set of goals and objectives that I have written at home for our personal use as well - which is essentially what an IEP is just goals and objectives. I would check your state laws however to make certain you are doing all you should paperwork wise.