Comments on: Episode 71 – Helping Foster Kids Succeed in School http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/ Join foster parents Tim and Wendy as they discuss foster care and adoption. With humor, insight and Christian faith, they share their everyday ups and downs as a foster family with hopes of adoption. Get your questions answered about the foster and fost adopt system while following Tim and Wendy as they journey through the process. What is it like to deal with the system? Are all social workers really jaded? How intrusive is it on your life? All these questions and more will be answered from a real-life perspective. Watch out! You may find yourself thinking about fostering or adopting too! Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:19:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brad http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Brad Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:25:15 +0000 http://fosterpodcast.com/?p=200#comment-1267 I'd love to hear you revisit this topic once you've been through the process some more. Fighting with the school to perform the assessment is just the first step. Late you can look forward to fighting with the school to agree on the necessary services and then fighting with the school to actually provide the services spelled out in the IEP. As Wendy said, there are tons of IEP resources out there. We found a couple of books very helpful when we were first diving into this topic. Nolo's IEP Guide was probably the single most important resource we used. The other thing that was a huge help were online resources. We live in Pennsylvania, and the Parent Education Network had tons of great stuff like annotated draft IEPs. They are part of the Technical Assistance Alliance, which I would recommend as a place to start to look for state-specific resources in other places (taalliance.org). Good luck! I’d love to hear you revisit this topic once you’ve been through the process some more. Fighting with the school to perform the assessment is just the first step. Late you can look forward to fighting with the school to agree on the necessary services and then fighting with the school to actually provide the services spelled out in the IEP.

As Wendy said, there are tons of IEP resources out there. We found a couple of books very helpful when we were first diving into this topic. Nolo’s IEP Guide was probably the single most important resource we used. The other thing that was a huge help were online resources. We live in Pennsylvania, and the Parent Education Network had tons of great stuff like annotated draft IEPs. They are part of the Technical Assistance Alliance, which I would recommend as a place to start to look for state-specific resources in other places (taalliance.org).

Good luck!

]]> By: Melissa Negron http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Melissa Negron Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:23:39 +0000 http://fosterpodcast.com/?p=200#comment-1258 Can you please post that comment from the foster parent in this episode. With all the ideas of preparing the child for the family. Ex. photos, med, appt. Thanks for doing what you do! Can you please post that comment from the foster parent in this episode. With all the ideas of preparing the child for the family. Ex. photos, med, appt.

Thanks for doing what you do!

]]> By: W http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1257 W Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:13:32 +0000 http://fosterpodcast.com/?p=200#comment-1257 Ron, thanks for your comment, and please greet Sid for us! We will spread the word about Colorado Family Services when listeners ask us about finding an agency in your area. W Ron, thanks for your comment, and please greet Sid for us! We will spread the word about Colorado Family Services when listeners ask us about finding an agency in your area.

W

]]> By: Ron Fritsche http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1256 Ron Fritsche Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:26 +0000 http://fosterpodcast.com/?p=200#comment-1256 I had lunch with Sid Cook today & he had sent me your podcast. I listened to your perspective with great interest! If you move to the Denver area we would love to work with you. I am the founder & executive director of a licensed child placement agency that's Christian, & I think you would find that we would work well for you if you ever relocate. You might even find that we are just as good, or if everything went right even better than Olivecrest! Anyway, thanks for what you do and feel free to contact me. Ron Fritsche 303.935.3199 I had lunch with Sid Cook today & he had sent me your podcast. I listened to your perspective with great interest!

If you move to the Denver area we would love to work with you. I am the founder & executive director of a licensed child placement agency that’s Christian, & I think you would find that we would work well for you if you ever relocate. You might even find that we are just as good, or if everything went right even better than Olivecrest!

Anyway, thanks for what you do and feel free to contact me.

Ron Fritsche
303.935.3199

]]> By: Kim http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Kim Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:37:34 +0000 http://fosterpodcast.com/?p=200#comment-1255 Well guys I did it- I relistened to all 71 of your episodes- a true Tim and Wendy marathon. (I mostly listened while jogging so put yourselves down for at least a half marathon!) I am a proud foster mom and long time fan of yours. I want say thank you again for all that I have learned from you, and for all the inspiration you have given our family. In listening to the episodes again, I learned something from every one of them. Thank you and I hope you will keep the podcast going. Well guys I did it- I relistened to all 71 of your episodes- a true Tim and Wendy marathon. (I mostly listened while jogging so put yourselves down for at least a half marathon!) I am a proud foster mom and long time fan of yours. I want say thank you again for all that I have learned from you, and for all the inspiration you have given our family. In listening to the episodes again, I learned something from every one of them. Thank you and I hope you will keep the podcast going.

]]> By: Lisa Rose http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Lisa Rose Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:51:17 +0000 http://fosterpodcast.com/?p=200#comment-1249 Thanks for being so silly and making me laugh! Thanks for being so silly and making me laugh!

]]> By: Shannon http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Shannon Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:33:25 +0000 http://fosterpodcast.com/?p=200#comment-1247 Hey!! I love your podcast, its awesome!! I have been listening for awhile (started when you got in the car accident). I was wondering if you ever considered doing a show or interviewing someone on relative foster care, and the extra challenges it involves. I think a lot of people (including myself, since that is my situation) would benefit from it. Thanks for your show, and have a great weekend!! Shannon Hey!!

I love your podcast, its awesome!! I have been listening for awhile (started when you got in the car accident).

I was wondering if you ever considered doing a show or interviewing someone on relative foster care, and the extra challenges it involves. I think a lot of people (including myself, since that is my situation) would benefit from it.

Thanks for your show, and have a great weekend!!
Shannon

]]> By: jk http://fosterpodcast.com/episode-71-helping-foster-kids-succeed-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 jk Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:20:22 +0000 http://fosterpodcast.com/?p=200#comment-1246 Thanks for this post T & W. I'm a teacher so this is good information for me. Thanks for this post T & W. I’m a teacher so this is good information for me.

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