Hallelujah!!! Zoe's was yesterday. I get so dadgummed nervous the whole week leading up to them. It went fine---she is getting slightly more PT and OT next year, with a big emphasis on sensory diet. Each of her goals is related in some way to initiating interactions with others, actively participating in activities, etc.
We did have a setback. Our school district is tiny, and about 30 miles from Richmond. Last year Zoe qualified for ESY. This year, they are only doing it for 2/3 yr old special ed kids. I asked them if it was because they didn't have a teacher. One teacher is spending the summer with her new baby, and Zoe's teacher was in a car accident 2 weeks ago, and wont' be back til fall. Rural districts always have a hard time getting teachers to commute this far anyway.
They tried to say she had plateau'd, so was not at risk for regression. I told them I disagreed, but more to the point, there's no way they can convince me that not ONE of the 15 kids in the 2 classes meets eligibility. I told them that doesn't fly.
I told them I would teach it for free (no am not cert'd in SPED, but subbed long term in SPED preschool and elementary, and have known everyone at the school for many years, before Zoe was even born). This is a weird situation, but I really do like her teachers, therapists, etc, and would do this. It's only for 3 weeks, 3 hours a day. Zoe does fall apart during school breaks, and certainly does need ESY.
Anyway, we're still hashing it out. In the meantime, I'm looking around for other structured activities.
We did have a setback. Our school district is tiny, and about 30 miles from Richmond. Last year Zoe qualified for ESY. This year, they are only doing it for 2/3 yr old special ed kids. I asked them if it was because they didn't have a teacher. One teacher is spending the summer with her new baby, and Zoe's teacher was in a car accident 2 weeks ago, and wont' be back til fall. Rural districts always have a hard time getting teachers to commute this far anyway.
They tried to say she had plateau'd, so was not at risk for regression. I told them I disagreed, but more to the point, there's no way they can convince me that not ONE of the 15 kids in the 2 classes meets eligibility. I told them that doesn't fly.
I told them I would teach it for free (no am not cert'd in SPED, but subbed long term in SPED preschool and elementary, and have known everyone at the school for many years, before Zoe was even born). This is a weird situation, but I really do like her teachers, therapists, etc, and would do this. It's only for 3 weeks, 3 hours a day. Zoe does fall apart during school breaks, and certainly does need ESY.
Anyway, we're still hashing it out. In the meantime, I'm looking around for other structured activities.
No more screaming fits about writing. YEAH!!!!
