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A teachers consent however is not required to be a sitting member of
an ARD committee. District policy can mandate that the general ed
teacher is assumed a member of the ARD committee unless formally
excused.

I know a couple of teachers who did not realize they were un ARD
committees and were subpoenaed to offer testimony about students
they knew nothing about outside their time in the general education
classroom. They were asked a lot of difficult questions and the 'I
didnt know" response did not go over well with the judge.

byOn 1/11/15, Agreed East Tx Steve wrote:
> If you're not on the list for ARD / IEP committee, your
> recommendations, opinions, or suggestions cannot be
> brought forward to the table . This is why I refuse to give
> opinions, statements, or suggestions to unhappy parents
> because I am not an ARD committee.
>
> There will a lot of passing the torch when there are threats of
> litigation but I'd check on creditability of SpED laws in private
> schools. I have heard private schools do not have to abide
> (IEP, goals, testing, accommodations, diagnosis/testing, etc)
> as much as public schools do. Most parents cannot afford
> private schools so much of pressure falls on teachers and
> staff.
>
> On 1/11/15, EasTexSteve wrote:
>> On 1/10/15, Curious wrote:
>>> This student has
>>> been provided with an enormous amount of support and
> her
>> IEP's water down
>>> even some of the basic skills and principles of the classes
>> involved.
>>
>> So, if you don't like this, you should take it up with the ARD
>> committee.
>>
>>
>>> Sadly, the
>>> administration is terrified of the parents because one is a
>> well connected lawyer.
>>
>> Good for them!
>>
>>
>>> This student, who I have also had in class, has a low IQ,
> is
>> limited in every
>>> aspect of reading, writing and speaking. In addition the
>> student has other
>>> disorders which her parents have taken pains to avoid
>> revealing to the student
>>> who is now nearly 18.
>>
>> That was the parents' decision and not yours.
>>
>>
>>> The parents have basically demanded every kind of
>>> implementation available, to the point of even threatening
>> standardized
>>> testing organizations if they don't allow the student to
>> exercise all of the IEP
>>> demands that include extended time, access to dictionary
> and
>> more.
>>
>> If you didn't follow the IEP instructions, I would be looking
>> to sue your butt off myself.
>>
>>
>>> They
>>> didn't ask me for a recommendation because I was very
>> straightforward about
>>> this student's abilities.
>>
>> They didn't ask you for recommendations because you are
> not a
>> member of the ARD committee. If you ARE a member of
> the ARD
>> committee, then you were derelict in your responsibility to
>> speak up and provide documentation supporting your
>> recommendations.
>>
>>
>>> The teacher in my department is a very sweet lady who
>>> is dealing with a number of personal issues and the family
>> and administration
>>> are using this opportunity to bully her into a
>> recommendation. So LEGALLY,
>>> can the administration force the teacher to do this?
>>
>> If she is not a member of the ARD committee, she can't
>> recommend squat. If she is, they are breaking special ed
> law
>> big time if they try to influence her opinions and
>> recommendations.

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