Re:alternative placements

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In a message dated 8/22/2006 10:06:49 A.M. Central Standard Time,

writes:

In this kind of situation, if you are not up for homeschooling (I sure

wouldn't take it on full time!) you could also opt of an alternative

placement.

Some options I've looked at for clients -

- placing child in a public school in another part of the county

- a " non public placement " at school district expense

- Becky

In a message dated 8/21/2006 2:40:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,

cshos@...

writes:

At the beginning of last school year, (his 10th grade), we pulled him out

to

home school him. His teacher was totally incompetent and the school knew

it.

When we pulled him out, the director of sp ed at his high school told me

she

understood why I was pulling him out. They wouldn't replace the incompetent

teacher because they were 2 sp-ed teachers short and she was a live body

inside the classroom. He was just being baby-sat.

I feel for you with this one. Only we really didn't have any options.

went into a group home at 16. Unfortunately it was in a school district that

wasn't prepared to handle his needs. For two years I have worked with that

school district to get things right. They spent mega bucks on evals and

consultants and staff. Unfortunately the teacher they hired didn't get it.

Around

here it is very difficult to fire someone once hired and in the teachers'

union. The county was also screaming at me because he wasn't getting his

educational needs met and I wasn't " fixing " it.

So, this summer he had a different teacher. Finally they got to see the boy

I kept telling them about.

An alternative placement wasn't an option. Believe me the district would

have jumped at it if there was one. This was a rural area and no appropriate

programs within an acceptable distance.

BTW, he moved into an adult group home last week and I believe this school

district is better equipped.

Karyn