LittleDudesMom
Well-Known Member
It is that time in my house - the search for middle school for difficult child. I am totally "turned off" by the middle school system in my city public schools.
In a nutshell, difficult child has la Special Education (serious spelling issues, and lots of writting issues) and math (for small group not lds). Currently, he spends about an hour or so a day in the resource rooms for each of those subjects. Since last year when he became eligible for these services, those rooms have been great for him. His anxiety decreased, his frustration decreased, and he was learning.
In our school district, middle school does not really have the whole resource room system. However, the next county over does. They have a wonderful Special Education program. This happens to be the school system where easy child attends high school.
If the school has space, you can apply for a "out of zone tuition" spot.
This would be one of the major options for difficult child. While the thought of him attending such a large school enviornment is a little frightening (especially given his axiety), I know this public school system would be better than mine in the city. Other than that, it's pretty much home schooling as most of the private schools that offer SLD or ED support are step programs to return the kids eventually to public school or they cost 20K a year.
My question, what happens to an IEP when a child changes school districts? I was going to call the superintendent of schools there and set up a meeting. I thought to take difficult child's Va SOL results and his last two year report cards. I want to be honest about the IEP, but not sure how the other school zone looks at having kids with special needs as tuition students. I was going to make my appeal as a mother concerned about her son in the city public school system who has been extremely impressed by the education and school enviornment my daughter has experienced in the county.
Do the services in his current IEP transfer to another school system? I know you don't know the school system, but what do you think my chances are in arm wrestling my son in :grin:??
Thanks!
Sharon
In a nutshell, difficult child has la Special Education (serious spelling issues, and lots of writting issues) and math (for small group not lds). Currently, he spends about an hour or so a day in the resource rooms for each of those subjects. Since last year when he became eligible for these services, those rooms have been great for him. His anxiety decreased, his frustration decreased, and he was learning.
In our school district, middle school does not really have the whole resource room system. However, the next county over does. They have a wonderful Special Education program. This happens to be the school system where easy child attends high school.
If the school has space, you can apply for a "out of zone tuition" spot.
This would be one of the major options for difficult child. While the thought of him attending such a large school enviornment is a little frightening (especially given his axiety), I know this public school system would be better than mine in the city. Other than that, it's pretty much home schooling as most of the private schools that offer SLD or ED support are step programs to return the kids eventually to public school or they cost 20K a year.
My question, what happens to an IEP when a child changes school districts? I was going to call the superintendent of schools there and set up a meeting. I thought to take difficult child's Va SOL results and his last two year report cards. I want to be honest about the IEP, but not sure how the other school zone looks at having kids with special needs as tuition students. I was going to make my appeal as a mother concerned about her son in the city public school system who has been extremely impressed by the education and school enviornment my daughter has experienced in the county.
Do the services in his current IEP transfer to another school system? I know you don't know the school system, but what do you think my chances are in arm wrestling my son in :grin:??
Thanks!
Sharon