Guest guest Posted May 2, 2002 Report Share Posted May 2, 2002 " Alternative academics class " is " usually " a behavior classroom for ED kids. I would find out before your ARD EXACTLY what it is. Does your school district have a webpage that describes your special ed programs? If you can not talk to the counselor I would talk to the principal or special ed teacher or administrator. nance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2002 Report Share Posted May 2, 2002 In a message dated 5/2/2002 10:41:18 AM Central Daylight Time, tguppy@... writes: > > SO, I just got a call (ARD is Tuesday) from my son's school to say that > they > are recommending that he be put in an " alternative academics " classroom on > another campus. I have no idea what that means. I never knew that this was > a possibility. Can anyone tell me what an " alternative academics " class > means for a 5 year old? > The counselor at the other school is out and I have no idea what to do > next...except yell..a lot. ARRGHHH > Robyn > Robyn, usually a behavior mod class ...before you even consider it, ask the dir of speced to give you a WRITTEN description of the class and for you to go visit !! If it is a behvior mod class, your son probably does not need to be there ..and remember ...services are to be determined BEFORE placement is decided ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2002 Report Share Posted May 2, 2002 In a message dated 5/2/2002 9:28:26 AM Central Daylight Time, rocketbabies@... writes: > Can anyone tell me what an " alternative academics " class > means for a 5 year old? > The counselor at the other school is out and I have no idea what to do > next...except yell..a lot. ARRGHHH > Call that campus and ask to be given a tour of that classroom. How can you make a decision on a classroom you have never seen? Then at least you will know what you are up against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2002 Report Share Posted May 2, 2002 SO, I just got a call (ARD is Tuesday) from my son's school to say that they are recommending that he be put in an " alternative academics " classroom on another campus. I have no idea what that means. I never knew that this was a possibility. Can anyone tell me what an " alternative academics " class means for a 5 year old? The counselor at the other school is out and I have no idea what to do next...except yell..a lot. ARRGHHH Robyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2002 Report Share Posted May 2, 2002 That's a new one for me! Don't know what that is! On going ARD drama SO, I just got a call (ARD is Tuesday) from my son's school to say that they are recommending that he be put in an " alternative academics " classroom on another campus. I have no idea what that means. I never knew that this was a possibility. Can anyone tell me what an " alternative academics " class means for a 5 year old? The counselor at the other school is out and I have no idea what to do next...except yell..a lot. ARRGHHH Robyn TEXAS-AUTISM-ADVOCACY WEBSITE: http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/autismlist FEAT News Information: http://www.feat.org/scripts/wa.exe http://www.feat.org " Healing Autism: No Finer a Cause on the Planet " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2002 Report Share Posted May 3, 2002 i would request a written document that explains precisely what the program is - the types of kids placed there, the discipline system, location w/in the school, the curriculum, age ranges, staff to student ratio, access to typical peers, etc. Re: On going ARD drama " Alternative academics class " is " usually " a behavior classroom for ED kids. I would find out before your ARD EXACTLY what it is. Does your school district have a webpage that describes your special ed programs? If you can not talk to the counselor I would talk to the principal or special ed teacher or administrator. nance TEXAS-AUTISM-ADVOCACY WEBSITE: http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/autismlist FEAT News Information: http://www.feat.org/scripts/wa.exe http://www.feat.org " Healing Autism: No Finer a Cause on the Planet " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2002 Report Share Posted May 3, 2002 An alternative class is much more restrictive, allows much less access to peers, compliance is often stressed as number one priority, academics more often secondary, often is a place to put kids with some behavior problems that thay don't know what to do with, often has the most turnover in staff, and can be very hard for a student to " work their way out of " . For some students it is just what they need, but often it can become a " dumping ground " for those with whom teachers and administrators have lost patience. I would make sure every last avenue has been tried prior. They will have a lot of evidence and support and you may need to push very hard for an alternative. If the student is autistic spectrum, I can't imagine that it would be tailored in any way to what their individual needs are. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2002 Report Share Posted May 6, 2002 Robin, In my district this is called a " Behavior Adjustment Class. " Please, don't make the mistake that I did and let your son ever be put in one of these classes. I am guessing that you son is higher functioning like mine and trust me it is not the setting that he needs. I am now fighting to get him out of the forth class now because, when things go bad that is where they stick him. Our problem has been is that he did not get dx'd PDD until two years ago, but that still does not seem to make any difference to the school district. However, the Behavior Adjustment Classes still don't work they just seem to set him off even more. I get more calls to come and get him now than when he was in his regular class or his autistic class. Like I said before, fight to keep your son out of this type of class they are just " dumping grounds " for kids that they don't know what else to do with or just don't want to take the extra time. Best of luck, Elise > SO, I just got a call (ARD is Tuesday) from my son's school to say that they > are recommending that he be put in an " alternative academics " classroom on > another campus. I have no idea what that means. I never knew that this was > a possibility. Can anyone tell me what an " alternative academics " class > means for a 5 year old? > The counselor at the other school is out and I have no idea what to do > next...except yell..a lot. ARRGHHH > Robyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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