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mommyof4boys
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Kindergarten placement questions for Jon and Matthew
mommyof4boys
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When we signed the IEP for Jon and Matthew for kindergarten, we were told they would do typical kindergarten and special needs kindergarten in the afternoon so they wouldn't repeat academics. I didn't put it in specifically as that's what we were told they do.
When we got their schedule turns out they flipped it. They do special needs kindergarten in the morning and typical in the afternoon. They get twice the literacy and twice the math. I voiced my concern to the Supervisor while in a conversation to her about the special need PTO that we're working together to do. She told me to give it about 2-3 weeks and see how they react.
I'm trying to be positive about it and give the boys encouragement as they have complained about being in school, being there all day, and getting twice the academics.
I'm not sure what to do about the twice the literacy and twice the math instruction. Jon asked me to change things to have him in one room only. Jon was recently diagnosed with PDD_NOS. I'm wondering if the transition from one room to another and twice the math/literacy is too much for him. I believe they will transition to a full day but they need to have more than a week to do so.
Should I say something? I planned on calling an IEP meeting to change the paperwork anyway from specific learning disability to autism/OHI as he is also presenting with ADHD.
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Re: Kindergarten placement questions for Jon and Matthew
Got it! Yes, then I think it would make a lot of sense to have their day flip-flopped. Were you given a reason that they made this switch?
We were told it is a scheduling thing. They would be doubling up on specials if they did it the way we were told to begin with. The principal said they've done it this way for 16 years and "this is the way we do it". Honestly, I'm tired of the "this is the way we do it excuse."
I am starting to go to school board meetings more and be more involved. This may have to be on my agenda of things to talk about. Monday I talked about staggering open house to allow for parents of kids in more than one school to attend all of the open house/meet the teacher days.
Right now they only have 20 minutes of free time during the day. The district here doesn't offer a full time kindergarten unless you are willing to pay 6K if you have a typical kid. If you have a special needs kid they may qualify for developmental kindergarten. In that class they have literacy and math in the morning and science/social studies and centers as well as specials. If we had the boys in 1/2 day kindergarten they would be pulled for all of their therapies as well as expected to know the curriculum of kindergarten. The curriculum is that of any other district's 1st/2nd grade classes. I looked at what they are doing for part of the year vs. what other districts I've taught in and there is a big difference. I talked to the case manager who said that what they teach and what they expect the kids to understand are two different things but they admitted that the academics are higher here than in other districts.
We felt it was best to put the boys in the full day as they would have a slower pace and would receive the same curriculum as a typical kindergarten. In typical they do it all in 2.5 hours. We were assured that the boys would have the typical kindergarten morning for the academics and developmental kindergarten to further explore the curriculum and receive extra assistance where needed.