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Post by victoriasdad on Jul 28, 2007 15:10:54 GMT -5
my daughter victoria had finished three years of cossa preschool and is now six yrs old she will be starting kindergarten this fall,, my wife asked that she have all day kindergarten , they denied her request,,,, all day kindergarten is only for childrens whos parents do not speak english in the home....  this is so totally discriminatory on so many different levels that i get so mad i want to scream..... as i have four other children that have attended this school i have a very good working relationship with the current principal but......... he is leaving this year and i have not met the new principal....... but when i do i am going to request he give victoria half day of spec. ed kindergarten and half of day of regular kindergarten...... if he doesnt do this then i am going to contact the aclu, and sue the school district for discrimination! if anyone has any experience like this please contact us ... ty victorias dad |
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Post by momofrussell on Jul 29, 2007 11:45:35 GMT -5
Sorry this has happened to you! Yes, full day kindy for a child with an IEP( I am assuming you live in the states?) is based on the child's needs...not if the child speaks a second language, income, ect... they can't do that.
I'd suggest you put any and all requests in writing to cover your part of this process and hold them to what your daughter is entitled to.
Good luck!
A.
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Post by Chris too on Jul 29, 2007 15:10:16 GMT -5
I'll bet you won't have to sue them. You may want to go back a few months on this forum to see what other things have been discussed about getting your child what she needs in the IEP process. There is some great advise in those threads from lots of parents who've been in your shoes.
Best of luck!
Chris, too
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Post by CC on Jul 29, 2007 20:11:00 GMT -5
"all day kindergarten is only for childrens whos parents do not speak english in the home" Hmmm where do you live, if you don't mind me asking?? I have never ever heard such a thing. CC  |
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Post by jessjetland on Jul 30, 2007 18:18:04 GMT -5
We fought the same battle earlier in the year, our district was going to have half the students going all day and the rest every other day. It would have been based on "at risk children" but not necessarily on an IEP. It was the dumbest thing but in the end they passed every day all day for all the students. No new bus garage in the next few years.
Hang in there,
Jess
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Post by victoriasdad on Jul 31, 2007 20:42:41 GMT -5
i talked to the new principal today, she told me that extended kindergarten was no longer available,,,, when i mentioned the other than english in the home , she skirted the question by telling me extended kindergarten was for kids that needed the extra help!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!
oh........ our fault i guess... when we told them victoria had down syndrome we didnt explain that she may, we arent sure yet, but she may NEED EXTRA HELP !!!!!!!!!!! anyway its academic because they no longer offer extended kindergarten. the principal and i talked about victoria having half a day of sp.ed. class and half a day of regular kindergarten (she dint catch on that that would be ..... u guessed it aFULL DAY OF KINDERGARTEN) she said i should work that up at our next iep meeting im gonna give her the benifit of the doubt this time as she is just new to this job.... btw we live in idaho lol
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Post by momofrussell on Jul 31, 2007 22:55:58 GMT -5
WOW... that's kinda interesting.. and a bit humorous too! That's wild they don't "offer" something that can legally be "got" by an IEP! LOL
Keep on truckin I suppose!
A.
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Post by CC on Aug 1, 2007 0:41:24 GMT -5
I "Ditto" everything A~ said. Hmmm have you guys had an IEP yet, personally I wouldn't even bother with the Principal. I would go right to the IEP team and talk to them. Just my thoughts CC ~ |
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Post by momofrussell on Aug 1, 2007 8:19:21 GMT -5
Yes.. you bring up a good point CC. I know at some schools I hear how the principal has "the final say" and things like that... and so far at all the schools I have been at, the principal is part of the team but they've NEVER weighed in on Russell's placements or what he needs. It's probably a good thing too! I've had great relationships with our principals beyond Russell and the IEP so if I do need them they are there. But they've never told me what Russell could and couldn't have.
But.. I hear this happening. I agree to stick to the IEP team and request things in writing. If your principal wants to come to the IEP meeting, then all the more better to work like a team. A principal can't just throw out things and over ride things.. although they DO... they legally shouldn't!
A.
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Post by Chester on Aug 1, 2007 12:20:53 GMT -5
VictoriasDad~
Good Luck!!
Dawn
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this is so totally discriminatory on so many different levels that i get so mad i want to scream..... as i have four other children that have attended this school i have a very good working relationship with the current principal but......... he is leaving this year and i have not met the new principal....... but when i do i am going to request he give victoria half day of spec. ed kindergarten and half of day of regular kindergarten...... if he doesnt do this then i am going to contact the aclu, and sue the school district for discrimination! if anyone has any experience like this please contact us ... ty victorias dad
