Wednesday, April 23, 2008

"First day of School! First day of School!"

(Brownie points for anyone who knows where that quote is from. Or sympathy points, as you've probably been forced to watch the movie over and over as I have...)

Today Lexi had her very first IEP, which stands for Individualized Education Plan. It's a meeting that happens once a year when you enter the school system, which for Lexi is at age 3, or for other kids their IEPs start whenever they enter the special education program. This is the kind of stuff I'm used to hearing about because my mom is a special education teacher, so for me it was exciting for her to start her "Big Girl" special ed stuff. We met with her teacher and the Utah School the Deaf and Blind preschool cordinator, along with a few other specialist, and reviewed where Lexi is right now and set goals for her for the next year. The best part was... Lexi is starting school! Her first day of USDB preschool is this upcoming Tueday. She'll go to school Tues-Fri from 9-11:30, until school gets out at the end of May. After that there will be some sort of summer school, but those details haven't been fully decided yet. Her teacher is AWESOME, and she has a Cochlear Implant herself. She believes in strong structure and expects a lot out of her students, which is exactly what stubborn little Lexi needs. We're excited to see what kind of progress Lexi will make in a school environment, and we have a feeling she's going to start shining.

2 comments:

Cheryl said...

Good luck, Lexi! May your education rock the world. If not for your own sake, but for the sake of your awesome parents. :)

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