Today was our Transitional Conference with our service coordinator and the Early Childhood Coordinator from Rockland Public School's. It was mostly a informational session for both the school, early intervention and myself. I was not sure what to expect but I did not think that it would be such a long process. I had the idea he would have a simple evaluation and because he has a diagnosis he would be entered directly into there program. Wrong! LOL!
First thing's first, we have to give consent for early intervention, the school, the doctors, and myself to be able to all communicate about Jo Jo legally.
The next step which should start in Early December will be the evaluation process which entails the following: The school will send there professionals and therapists out to our house when Jo Jo has his ABA services so they can observe, they will also be joining us in our play groups, and other therapy sessions that we have so they can observe. In the mean time they will also schedule us for evaluations to be done in the school, and they will also invite Jo Jo into the preschool classrooms to see how he does with other children in the classroom setting.
The last step in the process will be in January, another meeting called a Eligibility Evaluation. We will then discuss what was observed, if he qualifies for the services the school has to offer. We will also talk about his strength's and weakness', and what essentially Jo Jo needs in order to succeed.
With that being said we still have a lot to do before Jo Jo can start school in February when he turns 3.
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