"assessment evaluation" meaning you want your child to be assessed for the need for an IEP. They may want fresh paperwork from the doctor about the ADHD...you didn't say how that is affecting your son's grades or behavior...in our state, you ask for the assessment, then there is a whole slew of stuff, school psychologist eval, teacher input, etc...we didn't have any diagnoses though, so I figured we wouldn't get anything. Before they implement an IEP, there is usually a behavior modification plan (total failure in our case) and a few meetings. If they refuse to do any additional assesments, they have to give you a reason for the refusal in writing as well.
My own DD (now 8) consistently was marked advanced or proficient for subject learning, but never got above "sometimes" for most behavior/effort grading areas. The teachers kept enphasizing the issue was HER behavior, never any talk of how her "giftedness" might be interfering. Eventually, I saw that they really just didn't know what to do with her and I was too tired of fighting when we have so many options where we live.
Independent study...it's homeschool, but we have a campus. Butter goes one day a week for 3 hours (optional) and the teacher usually does the science experiments. She can also go to other clubs and classes (she takes multimedia, art, drawing and games club). It uses the same cirriculum as the regular school, but we have minimal work turn in and I didn't have to pay for the books
