Pinch me, I must be dreaming.....

[Guest guest]

Hi All!!!

I just got off the phone with the secondary level special ed. supervisor. They

just got the OK Thursday to run a middle school classroom for aspergers and HFA

kids!!! The kids will have specialized instruction (slower paced, more

detailed), work on organizational skills, self help and social skills will be

focussed on, a place for sensory breaks, time in the general ed classes with

supports, etc.. They want parental input, too! They haven't confirmed a

teacher yet, but they have approached a 7th grade spec ed teacher (they will

also interview for autistic teachers) who has been attending a lot of seminars

about autism and aspergers and I talked to her the other day. At the most,

there will be 12 kids, but about 5 are being targeted for this year. is

one! I had actually called her to tell her I wanted him in it. She also took

some of my concerns about life skills classes being to short and computer next

year (word processing and data) being too short for this type of child and could

they offer it as either for 2 marking periods for our kids or make it twice as

long of a class since these are obviously very important. She agreed and will

look into it!!!

Our move up IEP will simply be to get him enrolled and assigned to teachers next

year, and then as the school year gets closer, we will work out the details of

the special placement.

Is this really MY school district????

Now if I can actually get certified and in speech for next year, I think

I'll just faint!

Sue

[Guest guest]

OMG OMG OMG OMG Can please come to your school. That

is amazing finally a school district that is waking

up..where is it exactly tell me what district so I can

go to mine and go see see see they are smart enough to

figure it out why can't you!!!

Wow!

Nasus

--- smgaska wrote:

> Hi All!!!

>

> I just got off the phone with the secondary level

> special ed. supervisor. They just got the OK

> Thursday to run a middle school classroom for

> aspergers and HFA kids!!! The kids will have

> specialized instruction (slower paced, more

> detailed), work on organizational skills, self help

> and social skills will be focussed on, a place for

> sensory breaks, time in the general ed classes with

> supports, etc.. They want parental input, too!

> They haven't confirmed a teacher yet, but they have

> approached a 7th grade spec ed teacher (they will

> also interview for autistic teachers) who has been

> attending a lot of seminars about autism and

> aspergers and I talked to her the other day. At the

> most, there will be 12 kids, but about 5 are being

> targeted for this year. is one! I had

> actually called her to tell her I wanted him in it.

> She also took some of my concerns about life skills

> classes being to short and computer next year (word

> processing and data) being too short for this type

> of child and could they offer it as either for 2

> marking periods for our kids or make it twice as

> long of a class since these are obviously very

> important. She agreed and will look into it!!!

> Our move up IEP will simply be to get him enrolled

> and assigned to teachers next year, and then as the

> school year gets closer, we will work out the

> details of the special placement.

> Is this really MY school district????

> Now if I can actually get certified and in

> speech for next year, I think I'll just faint!

>

> Sue

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

on 5/13/02 7:05 PM, smgaska at smgaska@... wrote:

> Hi All!!!

>

> I just got off the phone with the secondary level special ed. supervisor.

> They just got the OK Thursday to run a middle school classroom for aspergers

> and HFA kids!!!

Sue,

i'm sooo happy for you and your son. The best thing is that they want

feedback from parents- you can make a real difference for years to come-

--

[Guest guest]

This is GREAT Sue, and so overdue with all the hassles you've had with your

boy's schooling...things are definitely looking up.

(inAus)

I just got off the phone with the secondary level special ed. supervisor.

They just got the OK Thursday to run a middle school classroom for aspergers and

HFA kids!!! The kids will have specialized instruction (slower paced, more

detailed), work on organizational skills, self help and social skills will be

focussed on, a place for sensory breaks, time in the general ed classes with

supports, etc.. They want parental input, too! They haven't confirmed a

teacher yet, but they have approached a 7th grade spec ed teacher (they will

also interview for autistic teachers) who has been attending a lot of seminars

about autism and aspergers and I talked to her the other day. At the most,

there will be 12 kids, but about 5 are being targeted for this year. is

one! I had actually called her to tell her I wanted him in it. She also took

some of my concerns about life skills classes being to short and computer next

year (word process! ing and data) being too short for this type of child and

could they offer it as either for 2 marking periods for our kids or make it

twice as long of a class since these are obviously very important. She agreed

and will look into it!!!

Our move up IEP will simply be to get him enrolled and assigned to teachers

next year, and then as the school year gets closer, we will work out the details

of the special placement.

Is this really MY school district????

Now if I can actually get certified and in speech for next year, I think

I'll just faint!

Sue

[Guest guest]

Sue:

This is incredible news! SO glad to hear something like

that is finally happening for you and I'll keep my fingers

crossed on .

Salli

[Guest guest]

Wow, Sue! That's just plain amazing!

B

Fwd: Pinch me, I must be dreaming.....

>

> Hi All!!!

>

> I just got off the phone with the secondary level special ed.

> supervisor. They just got the OK Thursday to run a middle school

> classroom for aspergers and HFA kids!!! The kids will have

> specialized instruction (slower paced, more detailed), work on

> organizational skills, self help and social skills will be focussed

> on, a place for sensory breaks, time in the general ed classes with

> supports, etc.. They want parental input, too! They haven't

> confirmed a teacher yet, but they have approached a 7th grade spec ed

> teacher (they will also interview for autistic teachers) who has been

> attending a lot of seminars about autism and aspergers and I talked

> to her the other day. At the most, there will be 12 kids, but about

> 5 are being targeted for this year. is one! I had actually

> called her to tell her I wanted him in it. She also took some of my

> concerns about life skills classes being to short and computer next

> year (word processing and data) being too short for this type of

> child and could they offer it as either for 2 marking periods for our

> kids or make it twice as long of a class since these are obviously

> very important. She agreed and will look into it!!!

> Our move up IEP will simply be to get him enrolled and assigned to

> teachers next year, and then as the school year gets closer, we will

> work out the details of the special placement.

> Is this really MY school district????

> Now if I can actually get certified and in speech for next

> year, I think I'll just faint!

>

> Sue

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, Sue - - reading on the tail end of 's reply - - I have never heard

of anything this specialized for older children!

This is fabulous! This is like mainstreaming, full inclusion, with a lemon

twist. WONDERFUL!

And it should make one seriously interesting class! ;o)

How did they come up with this idea? All on their own?

Re: Pinch me, I must be dreaming.....

> This is GREAT Sue, and so overdue with all the hassles you've had with

your boy's schooling...things are definitely looking up.

> (inAus)

>

> I just got off the phone with the secondary level special ed.

supervisor. They just got the OK Thursday to run a middle school classroom

for aspergers and HFA kids!!! The kids will have specialized instruction

(slower paced, more detailed), work on organizational skills, self help and

social skills will be focussed on, a place for sensory breaks, time in the

general ed classes with supports, etc.. They want parental input, too!

They haven't confirmed a teacher yet, but they have approached a 7th grade

spec ed teacher (they will also interview for autistic teachers) who has

been attending a lot of seminars about autism and aspergers and I talked to

her the other day. At the most, there will be 12 kids, but about 5 are

being targeted for this year. is one! I had actually called her to

tell her I wanted him in it. She also took some of my concerns about life

skills classes being to short and computer next year (word process! ing and

data) being too short for this type of child and could they offer it as

either for 2 marking periods for our kids or make it twice as long of a

class since these are obviously very important. She agreed and will look

into it!!!

> Our move up IEP will simply be to get him enrolled and assigned to

teachers next year, and then as the school year gets closer, we will work

out the details of the special placement.

> Is this really MY school district????

> Now if I can actually get certified and in speech for next year, I

think I'll just faint!

> Sue

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't wanna pinch you!!! If it's a dream, I don't want you to wake up!!

Holy Cow!

Penny