Welcome to my blog! My name is
Lizbeth; I am currently working towards my bachelor’s degree in Psychology. I attended
two community colleges near my home town before transferring to a University. This
is my second term and I am looking forward to the on-line experience and excited
of being part of the Chapman University system.
I have worked in the Special
Education department at an elementary school district in Orange County for the
past 18 years. I oversee the compliance
of all student’s Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). My line of work is very
interesting due to its complexity in this specific subject area of discipline. My
interests in this field grew as the years passed, therefore, when I decided to
go back to school, I knew immediately that education was the way to go.
On a daily bases, I have the
opportunity to help staff members, answer questions about different topics, but
my rewards come when I can provide assistance to our students and their
families. As our Special Education population increased, so
the demands and responsibilities of our educators. Being informed about the
rules and regulations in our field not only serve as a guide, but as a bridge to
communicate with our families in order to provide a quality education for all
of our students.
Research is a big part of my job and
I use this information to pass it along to different groups in our department.
Although there is an immense amount of information at my disposal, I always
have to be cautious on what I choose to share with our staff. Thankfully, many
of my answers come from the Department of Education (gatekeeper) and can
trust the information I gather from their website. One of the downsides, is that all rules and
regulations are based on legal interpretation, and the interpretation may vary
based on who is interpreting the law. On these instances, making a determination, may implicate legal assistance from our council.
Welcome Lizbeth I am super excited about this journey. I love reading blogs and it will be interesting to see what everyone has to day. I love that you are in education. I work at an elementary school and we have a high number of student's with IEP's . Before I worked at my school I had no idea what one was and I find them very interesting. We need more folks like you who care about the complexity of discipline. It is amazing the number of behavior issues that we have just in Kindergarten. I can't wait to read what your blog. Thanks for sharing. Nicole Seitz.
ReplyDeleteI work at an elementary school district and deal with students from the of three. Special education has its own limitations and challenges but I believe everyone that works in education is because they want to make a difference in the life of children. When I started in this district I worked in regular ed. and as the years passed and had the opportunity to move to special ed. I didn't hesitate one bit. I think I am where I suppose to be and as I am completing my education, I am excited to see what else is there for me. My son just started working as an instructional assistant and he loves it.
DeleteI know teachers have to deal with many challenges and I hope you are getting the support you need to work with your students.
Hello Nicole. I felt compelled to respond to your posted comment about legal interpretation. I have found this to be a complicating factor as well. It is possible to interpret laws based on any belief. It just takes a little research to find the particular information to support a particular bias. Sometimes I wonder if there is no such thing as proven facts, just interpretation of them.
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