Ask DCSEAC: Your Special Education Questions Answered
SpecialEd, IEPs, 504s, Oh my! Conversations with DCSEAC · DCSEAC
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Show Notes
First Crossover Q&A: Autism Team Access, IEP vs 504, ADHD After School, and Finding Community Aleia Mastroianni and Meredith host their first crossover Q&A for “SpecialEd, IEPs, 504s, Oh my,” answering listener and event-submitted questions. They explain how to request DCSD autism or behavioral team consultation through the school (escalating to coordinators/directors if needed) and note team leads Jennifer Tilley and Keith Souza. They cover center-based CPI training, how AN (Affective Needs) programs may serve a mixed population including some students with moderate ASD and the need for individualized supports, and clarify IEPs (specialized instruction with measurable goals under 13 disability categories) versus 504s (access accommodations, including support for medical/mental-health absences). They discuss after-school ADHD rebound strategies (medication boosters, structure, co-regulation, therapies), DCSEAC support group shifts and planned community nights, parent roles in IEP goal-setting and amending goals, and confirm out-of-district students can still join Unified Sports at their homeschool. Two future episodes will address ODD and care resources over school breaks.
00:00 Crossover Q&A Kickoff
01:08 Autism Team Contact
04:20 Center Staff Training
04:55 AN Program and ASD
08:15 IEP vs 504 Explained
11:48 After School ADHD Support
17:39 Finding Parent Community
24:50 IEP Advocacy and Goals
33:13 Unified Sports Access
34:49 Wrap Up and Next Episodes
Link to Special Education Coordinators
https://www.dcsdk12.org/about/departments/special-education/directors-coordinators
Link to IEP Episodes
https://rss.com/podcasts/specialed-ieps-504s-oh-my-conversations-with-dcseac/2317095/
Link to AN Support Group Information
Link to Effective Flow of Communication Chart
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xXLQo00Qd0gMlHyyiPMpNlfyQGNNNS1iWOaViXnJ5Ho/edit?tab=t.0