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<blockquote data-quote="Calista" data-source="post: 120353" data-attributes="member: 666"><p>We are in the same situation with my difficult child right now. We started mainstreaming him this year because he is so much better after placement. We started with one class at the beginning of the year and he did great. Back in October he told my mom that he hates his school (his special needs class) because he doesn't get to do what the other kids do. So, I called my friend and ARD facilitator and told her that it hurt my heart that he feels this way and could we add another mainstream class. BOOM, it was done. To make a long story short he has had his ups and downs. The downs have mostly been in his special needs class because he's ready to be with the other kids. They micro manage him in the special needs class and he hates it. He's mainstreamed now for lunch, lunch recess, science (double block), and math (double block). He's doing great and is very happy. We're getting ready to add another mainstream class. This plan is working well for my difficult child as he understands better what it takes to make it in regular class but, he still has his other class to fall back on when he needs it. I won't say that we have had a perfect year. We went through a medication change a 2 weeks ago and I thought he was going back to placement to get it straight. Well, it worked itself out and the SD is still behind the mainstreaming.</p><p></p><p>Now for the technical stuff. In his ARD it is written that classes will be added throughout the year as appropriate. This keeps us from going back to ARD everytime we add a class. I think the important thing is that school needs to see that he is ready for something more "normal."</p><p></p><p>If I were you I would call and ARD and address the idea of mainstreaming for one class at a time where he has the chance to be "normal." Let him come to the ARD and express his needs and desires, he's old enough to be part of the team now. Plus, if he is part of the decision maybe he will feel ownership and reponsibility of his choices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calista, post: 120353, member: 666"] We are in the same situation with my difficult child right now. We started mainstreaming him this year because he is so much better after placement. We started with one class at the beginning of the year and he did great. Back in October he told my mom that he hates his school (his special needs class) because he doesn't get to do what the other kids do. So, I called my friend and ARD facilitator and told her that it hurt my heart that he feels this way and could we add another mainstream class. BOOM, it was done. To make a long story short he has had his ups and downs. The downs have mostly been in his special needs class because he's ready to be with the other kids. They micro manage him in the special needs class and he hates it. He's mainstreamed now for lunch, lunch recess, science (double block), and math (double block). He's doing great and is very happy. We're getting ready to add another mainstream class. This plan is working well for my difficult child as he understands better what it takes to make it in regular class but, he still has his other class to fall back on when he needs it. I won't say that we have had a perfect year. We went through a medication change a 2 weeks ago and I thought he was going back to placement to get it straight. Well, it worked itself out and the SD is still behind the mainstreaming. Now for the technical stuff. In his ARD it is written that classes will be added throughout the year as appropriate. This keeps us from going back to ARD everytime we add a class. I think the important thing is that school needs to see that he is ready for something more "normal." If I were you I would call and ARD and address the idea of mainstreaming for one class at a time where he has the chance to be "normal." Let him come to the ARD and express his needs and desires, he's old enough to be part of the team now. Plus, if he is part of the decision maybe he will feel ownership and reponsibility of his choices. [/QUOTE]
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