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So when I finally do get to meet about accommodations will my scope be limited to discussing disability?

Polar mentioned above keeping advanced academics and disability accommodations separate. Both are breaking him down substantially...

Poor kid. It's so painful to wait when you are only 6 for the adults to get it together.

Until you have eligibility in hand, leave out the GT stuff, yes.

(Sorry. This sucks, but strategically, keep it simple and work on one step at a time.)

Hard but I know you are right.

I have also PM'd about the teacher email I rec'd yesterday. I'm having a harder time starting on that one. It deals solely with her plan to re-evaluate the plan my son was already offered last year which was approved of all the way up to the Assist Dist Super. She is not mentioning any of the disabilities. I feel a need to respond but having trouble with how to approach her... admittedly mostly because I feel insulted and angry when I read the email.

Hmmm.

Let me think about that one. Something to ponder, though-- IF you had to choose, which thing has top billing for you with this teacher at the moment-- appropriately challenging academics? Or disability?

I hate to say this-- but if it's the latter, you may need to place the acceleration conversation on the back burner and tackle this as a "hey-- we need to make sure that we're not doing things to exacerbate disability-related problems before we get a 504 plan in place..."

totally not an expert opinion, but when you do get the 504 in place and the accommodations you need... the need for acceleration might be all the more obvious to everyone involved? (fingers crossed!)

Well today was UGLY! And then something beautiful happened...

They SAW it. They dealt with it. They are VERY motivated to start handling it and as of this morning they began some emergency accommodations!!


I am ecstatic and he is so happy.((WHEW!!)) I want to thank ALL of you for the great help you gave me this week and especially those who have been PMing with me about specifics and writing letters.

I know we are not done yet but we are getting somewhere and I am not stuck watching my child spiral while school sees his good behavior and thinks he's just fine.

I'm so glad to read your update HappilyMom - and I'm also running out the door - will be back later - I am so sorry things got ugly at school today, but also so glad that the school was able to recognize what was up and acted in a positive way. I hope the rest of your day goes well

polarbear

Hurray!! This is really terrific news.

Thank you all! It feels like 1000lb weight has been lifted today. You know when you see an adult working with your child who is genuinely enjoying them and "getting" them. I got that today even after school with additional intentional contact from the staff who are likely to be included in the team deliberating on my child. Classroom teacher is another story but I think is just totally clueless about all of it. Acceleration could easily remove him from her room down the line anyhow.

Even more good news I get to read about today - congrats!!!