Alright. As some of you know (maybe) I am homeschooled and have been for the past year because of my IC. Well, I am planning on returning to school next year for my senior year and need a game plan.
Things that are a factor:
-my IC
-I am classified as "special education" under the "emotionaly disabled" catigory (I am not sure if that's the real name but you get the idea).
-my attendance record SUCKED
I was classified when in 8th grade because they thought I was depresses (turns out it was an adrenal problem) but they didn't think so. So the classification stuck with me.
For 9th and some of 10th grade (before IC) I was in a "gifted special ed" program that was at a different school than my district. It was an hour south of me. I'm trying to give enough info with out going into the whole sorted story, so if I jump around I'm sorry. Anyway, I got counciling as part of the progran and there was a BOCES teacher there who taught the kids in the program who taught English and Social Studies (I was "mainstreamed" for the other classes). The kids were nice, so were the teachers. My attendance was good.
Then it all go shot to sunshine when I developed IC. Nobody believed me. They thought I was faking so I could get out of going to school. Well, in late October I had a bad flare while in school. I was in SO much pain that I went to the nurse (who knew what was going on and was on my side). Well, when I went she wasn't there. So I sat outside her door, in tears, in pain, and I felt like I had NO ONE. The English/SS teacher walked by and saw me in tears and found the nurse. I was given Uristat (the stuff that turns your urine blue) and they called for a bus to pick me up early. That was the last time I was in school.
Anyway, I went through the Home Tutoring experience from HELL. And my mom decided to Home School me this year. And the situation isn't much better education wise.
Here's what I'd like input on...
I need a game plan to take to the Committee on Special Education (CSE). They are the ones who decide wether I am classified as "emotional" or "physical" impairment. Here's the thing:
I REALLY want to go back to the program I was in. BUT I need to be classified as "emotional" and I don't think that's a fair classification anymore.
NOW, I fall under the "physical" imairment classification. But if I get it changed to that, I can't attend the program. I would be put into my local high school (which has 39 kids to a class, not enough books, and the kids are rude-crude-and just a pain). In total there are 12 schools in my "home district" and only ONE highschool. So it's way over crowded needless to say.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
gabby
PS> sorry if I rambled
Things that are a factor:
-my IC
-I am classified as "special education" under the "emotionaly disabled" catigory (I am not sure if that's the real name but you get the idea).
-my attendance record SUCKED
I was classified when in 8th grade because they thought I was depresses (turns out it was an adrenal problem) but they didn't think so. So the classification stuck with me.
For 9th and some of 10th grade (before IC) I was in a "gifted special ed" program that was at a different school than my district. It was an hour south of me. I'm trying to give enough info with out going into the whole sorted story, so if I jump around I'm sorry. Anyway, I got counciling as part of the progran and there was a BOCES teacher there who taught the kids in the program who taught English and Social Studies (I was "mainstreamed" for the other classes). The kids were nice, so were the teachers. My attendance was good.
Then it all go shot to sunshine when I developed IC. Nobody believed me. They thought I was faking so I could get out of going to school. Well, in late October I had a bad flare while in school. I was in SO much pain that I went to the nurse (who knew what was going on and was on my side). Well, when I went she wasn't there. So I sat outside her door, in tears, in pain, and I felt like I had NO ONE. The English/SS teacher walked by and saw me in tears and found the nurse. I was given Uristat (the stuff that turns your urine blue) and they called for a bus to pick me up early. That was the last time I was in school.
Anyway, I went through the Home Tutoring experience from HELL. And my mom decided to Home School me this year. And the situation isn't much better education wise.
Here's what I'd like input on...
I need a game plan to take to the Committee on Special Education (CSE). They are the ones who decide wether I am classified as "emotional" or "physical" impairment. Here's the thing:
I REALLY want to go back to the program I was in. BUT I need to be classified as "emotional" and I don't think that's a fair classification anymore.
NOW, I fall under the "physical" imairment classification. But if I get it changed to that, I can't attend the program. I would be put into my local high school (which has 39 kids to a class, not enough books, and the kids are rude-crude-and just a pain). In total there are 12 schools in my "home district" and only ONE highschool. So it's way over crowded needless to say.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
gabby
PS> sorry if I rambled
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