Northeast Ithaca

It has been a constant nonstop struggle advocating for my child’s educational needs at Northeast Elementary School. You must pay 100% attention to your child because they do not provide Special Education services clearly outlined in the IEP and when we called attention to our concern they were dismissive diverting blame and inattentive and not responsive to our daughter’s needs. We were provided with documentation that was not presenting our child’s capabilities and providers were not even meeting with her! It was not until we “held their feet to the fire” by letting the community become aware of services not being rendered that the principal and providers started to take action to educate her according to her IEP. The evaluations are a scam. Do not trust the providers and get outside evaluations done as much as possible. Furthermore we had to get a Family Advocate (with a history in legal) through Village At Ithaca to represent our family. The school did not help us find an advocate despite us asking about this kind of help. The CSE chair, the principal, and the staff appear to work together to conceal what is going on. Truly concerning because these children are unable to articulate what is happening, and staff are actively a part of the problem. Huge disappointment!