IEP Day

Zane had his IEP meeting today, which officially moves him out of early intervention and into the public school system. While he will now receive services (PT, ST, and OT) from San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services, he will not begin preschool until next school year. Instead, he will start going to the preschool to see the therapists instead of having them come to us at the home. Things went well with his IEP, and Zane will continue to see his current PT, as well. We hope to have him sitting without hands-on assistance by August when he will start his educational career.

Also, I have trained a fourth respite care provider this past week. The last one decided that the drive from Durango to where we live (18 miles) was too long. Good thing she doesn’t live in the Phoenix area; she’d never survive the commutes there. Oh well. This is the last person I plan to train for quite awhile. So far I am running a deficit in the respite department, having invested more hours in training than have been given to me.

In less than two weeks, Zane will be three years old. We never thought we would see this day come to fruition.