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New school year in K is a train wreck by day two
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 75226" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Arghhhhh!....it sounds to me like your school district needs a slap upside the head.</p><p></p><p>If I were in your shoes right now I would be waging an internal war between what's best for my son, what's best for the family, and forcing the school district to rectify their collosal error and bring in the agreed upon supports ASAP. As an outsider, one thing I might suggest is to visit the school with the partial inclusion program prior to the IEP meeting and if possible talk to parents whose children attend that program. </p><p></p><p>My child had very debilitating anxiety in a school that is total inclusion except for TMH and Severe/Profound. There literally is no physical classroom for Learning Disability (LD) or higher funtioning kids with other disorders like mine and that one year he could have really benefitted from it. The district was mostly good about providing necessary supports but for an emotionally fragile child or one whose disorders bring out a lot of behavioral disruption, a partial inclusion program can provide a lot of flexibility that a total inclusion program can't. Obviously I don't know your child and only you can determine which setting would be right for him, but based on my experience I would suggest a visit in order to best be able to compare the suitability of the environments in advance of that meeting.</p><p></p><p>Personally I'd be keeping my child out of school until placement is determined and supports are in place because no supports/wrong placement can do a great deal of damage in a short period of time. Do request that class work be sent home because schools tend to get nasty about kids who aren't in school that should be (mine started talking retention at week 3 even though he was 2+ grade levels ahead in most subject areas). You could also request a homebound instructor but I'm not sure that it's worth it at this grade level. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck with your meeting and decision making--after this foul up I hope the district will bend over backwards to accomodate him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 75226, member: 701"] Arghhhhh!....it sounds to me like your school district needs a slap upside the head. If I were in your shoes right now I would be waging an internal war between what's best for my son, what's best for the family, and forcing the school district to rectify their collosal error and bring in the agreed upon supports ASAP. As an outsider, one thing I might suggest is to visit the school with the partial inclusion program prior to the IEP meeting and if possible talk to parents whose children attend that program. My child had very debilitating anxiety in a school that is total inclusion except for TMH and Severe/Profound. There literally is no physical classroom for Learning Disability (LD) or higher funtioning kids with other disorders like mine and that one year he could have really benefitted from it. The district was mostly good about providing necessary supports but for an emotionally fragile child or one whose disorders bring out a lot of behavioral disruption, a partial inclusion program can provide a lot of flexibility that a total inclusion program can't. Obviously I don't know your child and only you can determine which setting would be right for him, but based on my experience I would suggest a visit in order to best be able to compare the suitability of the environments in advance of that meeting. Personally I'd be keeping my child out of school until placement is determined and supports are in place because no supports/wrong placement can do a great deal of damage in a short period of time. Do request that class work be sent home because schools tend to get nasty about kids who aren't in school that should be (mine started talking retention at week 3 even though he was 2+ grade levels ahead in most subject areas). You could also request a homebound instructor but I'm not sure that it's worth it at this grade level. Good luck with your meeting and decision making--after this foul up I hope the district will bend over backwards to accomodate him. [/QUOTE]
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