planning for high school/college

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Can anyone share experiences/info with me re. the

transition from 8th grade to high school? My son has

severe learning disabilities. He needs a lot of 1:1

help to get thru the classes and even then the

material is much less than what the rest of the class

is receiving. Accomodations don't seem to be enough.

He does not have an aid, but he has had a sp. ed.

teacher in his classes to help him and other students.

And he is in a smaller pullout math class where he

gets more intensive help. He only attends 3 classes

and I homeschool him the rest of the day. this way,

he was able to get his speech and still have some

classroom experience. I still don't know if this will

change in hs.

anyway, i want him to receive a regular high school

degree, if he is to attend high school at all. i am

getting different stories from different people re.

how going to junior college from hs works.

In Illinois, can you go on to junior college and

receive an associates degree which can then be used

toward a college degree (4 year) at a state school

without a high school degree, as long as you are 18?

Or must one have a high school degree? Then I have

heard that there are different kinds of hs degrees.

You can have a high school degree, but that does not

necessarily mean that you will be able to attend a

junior college. I have gotten different and

conflicting info from officials in different offices

at our local junior college. so I am now confused,

and i wondered what others have experienced who have

gone thru this with their kids. Thanks so much. Barb

Barb Katsaros

barbkatsaros@...

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[Guest guest]

Hi Barb,

I'm far from the HS stage, but I believe that a HS diploma is not required

for junior or regular college.. as long as he gets a GED and takes the SATs.

I would imagine that you could get certain accomodations for those as well

such as extra time for tests? If he's doing well at home, I'd keep things

as is. If the school doesn't think he's been in their classroom enough

hours for a diploma than he could get a GED. Or are you wanting him to walk

the stage and graduate? I could certainly understand that.

April

[Guest guest]

Barb,

From my experience of the transition from middle to high school; we had a

meeting and set up that I would attend along with him ( I had been a constant

person in the 8th grade as the district's 1 on 1 was absent 35 times and each

time he had some one that was new).

Well a month in and the IEP and Technology were not in place and what was in

place was not being implemented, " they " (someone not in the original meeting)

decided that he needed to be more independent with the new aid. Well needless to

say it backfired.

What we needed that we did not have

1. an adaptive behavior assessment such as the Vineland or a newer form of that

type of assessment ( my son was evaluated during the summer between 9th -10th

on this type of evaluation and it showed him to be in the 3-5 years age range.)

2. a Team that was comfortable with the plan (and truthful we actually had some

that lied)

3. Details of that plan in writing (we left some to understanding)

We had done a MAPPING for what we as the 8th grade team (and my son) wanted/saw

as a 5 years out I would do a second one with the high school team to make sure

that all knew and bought into the plan.

also Try homeschool2college

this is a good site for ideas on how to write a transcript

but not necessary special ed issues

Sorry for the delay but hope this helps some.

Pat

DAN_GFCF_mom at msn dot com remove the Italic words to email me off list

planning for high school/college

Can anyone share experiences/info with me re. the

transition from 8th grade to high school? My son has

severe learning disabilities. He needs a lot of 1:1

help to get thru the classes and even then the

material is much less than what the rest of the class

is receiving. Accomodations don't seem to be enough.

He does not have an aid, but he has had a sp. ed.

teacher in his classes to help him and other students.

And he is in a smaller pullout math class where he

gets more intensive help. He only attends 3 classes

and I homeschool him the rest of the day. this way,

he was able to get his speech and still have some

classroom experience. I still don't know if this will

change in hs.

anyway, i want him to receive a regular high school

degree, if he is to attend high school at all. i am

getting different stories from different people re.

how going to junior college from hs works.

In Illinois, can you go on to junior college and

receive an associates degree which can then be used

toward a college degree (4 year) at a state school

without a high school degree, as long as you are 18?

Or must one have a high school degree? Then I have

heard that there are different kinds of hs degrees.

You can have a high school degree, but that does not

necessarily mean that you will be able to attend a

junior college. I have gotten different and

conflicting info from officials in different offices

at our local junior college. so I am now confused,

and i wondered what others have experienced who have

gone thru this with their kids. Thanks so much. Barb

Barb Katsaros

barbkatsaros@...

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much, Pat. Sounds like it has been

challenging for you. Are you in Illinois? What

town/school? Barb

--- Pat <DAN_GFCF_mom@...> wrote:

> Barb,

> From my experience of the transition from middle to

> high school; we had a meeting and set up that I

> would attend along with him ( I had been a constant

> person in the 8th grade as the district's 1 on 1 was

> absent 35 times and each time he had some one that

> was new).

>

> Well a month in and the IEP and Technology were not

> in place and what was in place was not being

> implemented, " they " (someone not in the original

> meeting) decided that he needed to be more

> independent with the new aid. Well needless to say

> it backfired.

> What we needed that we did not have

> 1. an adaptive behavior assessment such as the

> Vineland or a newer form of that type of assessment

> ( my son was evaluated during the summer between

> 9th -10th on this type of evaluation and it showed

> him to be in the 3-5 years age range.)

> 2. a Team that was comfortable with the plan (and

> truthful we actually had some that lied)

> 3. Details of that plan in writing (we left some to

> understanding)

>

> We had done a MAPPING for what we as the 8th grade

> team (and my son) wanted/saw as a 5 years out I

> would do a second one with the high school team to

> make sure that all knew and bought into the plan.

>

> also Try homeschool2college

> this is a good site for ideas on how to write a

> transcript

> but not necessary special ed issues

>

> Sorry for the delay but hope this helps some.

> Pat

> DAN_GFCF_mom at msn dot com remove the Italic words

> to email me off list

> planning for high school/college

>

>

> Can anyone share experiences/info with me re. the

> transition from 8th grade to high school? My son

> has

> severe learning disabilities. He needs a lot of

> 1:1

> help to get thru the classes and even then the

> material is much less than what the rest of the

> class

> is receiving. Accomodations don't seem to be

> enough.

> He does not have an aid, but he has had a sp. ed.

> teacher in his classes to help him and other

> students.

> And he is in a smaller pullout math class where he

> gets more intensive help. He only attends 3

> classes

> and I homeschool him the rest of the day. this

> way,

> he was able to get his speech and still have some

> classroom experience. I still don't know if this

> will

> change in hs.

>

> anyway, i want him to receive a regular high

> school

> degree, if he is to attend high school at all. i

> am

> getting different stories from different people

> re.

> how going to junior college from hs works.

>

> In Illinois, can you go on to junior college and

> receive an associates degree which can then be

> used

> toward a college degree (4 year) at a state school

> without a high school degree, as long as you are

> 18?

> Or must one have a high school degree? Then I

> have

> heard that there are different kinds of hs

> degrees.

> You can have a high school degree, but that does

> not

> necessarily mean that you will be able to attend a

> junior college. I have gotten different and

> conflicting info from officials in different

> offices

> at our local junior college. so I am now

> confused,

> and i wondered what others have experienced who

> have

> gone thru this with their kids. Thanks so much.

> Barb

>

> Barb Katsaros

> barbkatsaros@...

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Barb

No, I am in Salem, Oregon.

Yes, when you don't fit in a box they already have it is difficult.

Then you wonder why they get upset when the kids have trouble with change.

Special individuals can make a difference as we have found, recently.

He got 10 half credits for this past semester!!!!!!!

More than he got the first two years of High School.

Pat

planning for high school/college

>

>

> Can anyone share experiences/info with me re. the

> transition from 8th grade to high school? My son

> has

> severe learning disabilities. He needs a lot of

> 1:1

> help to get thru the classes and even then the

> material is much less than what the rest of the

> class

> is receiving. Accomodations don't seem to be

> enough.

> He does not have an aid, but he has had a sp. ed.

> teacher in his classes to help him and other

> students.

> And he is in a smaller pullout math class where he

> gets more intensive help. He only attends 3

> classes

> and I homeschool him the rest of the day. this

> way,

> he was able to get his speech and still have some

> classroom experience. I still don't know if this

> will

> change in hs.

>

> anyway, i want him to receive a regular high

> school

> degree, if he is to attend high school at all. i

> am

> getting different stories from different people

> re.

> how going to junior college from hs works.

>

> In Illinois, can you go on to junior college and

> receive an associates degree which can then be

> used

> toward a college degree (4 year) at a state school

> without a high school degree, as long as you are

> 18?

> Or must one have a high school degree? Then I

> have

> heard that there are different kinds of hs

> degrees.

> You can have a high school degree, but that does

> not

> necessarily mean that you will be able to attend a

> junior college. I have gotten different and

> conflicting info from officials in different

> offices

> at our local junior college. so I am now

> confused,

> and i wondered what others have experienced who

> have

> gone thru this with their kids. Thanks so much.

> Barb

>

> Barb Katsaros

> barbkatsaros@...

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

how did he get the half credits? i am leaning more

toward home schooling lately and maybe letting him go

to a few fun courses--art, keyboarding... i just know

i can get more in of the specific info he needs at

home. school can at times be a waste for our kids.

--- Pat <DAN_GFCF_mom@...> wrote:

> Barb

> No, I am in Salem, Oregon.

>

> Yes, when you don't fit in a box they already have

> it is difficult.

> Then you wonder why they get upset when the kids

> have trouble with change.

> Special individuals can make a difference as we have

> found, recently.

> He got 10 half credits for this past

> semester!!!!!!!

> More than he got the first two years of High School.

> Pat

>

>

>

> planning for high

> school/college

> >

> >

> > Can anyone share experiences/info with me re.

> the

> > transition from 8th grade to high school? My

> son

> > has

> > severe learning disabilities. He needs a lot

> of

> > 1:1

> > help to get thru the classes and even then the

> > material is much less than what the rest of

> the

> > class

> > is receiving. Accomodations don't seem to be

> > enough.

> > He does not have an aid, but he has had a sp.

> ed.

> > teacher in his classes to help him and other

> > students.

> > And he is in a smaller pullout math class

> where he

> > gets more intensive help. He only attends 3

> > classes

> > and I homeschool him the rest of the day.

> this

> > way,

> > he was able to get his speech and still have

> some

> > classroom experience. I still don't know if

> this

> > will

> > change in hs.

> >

> > anyway, i want him to receive a regular high

> > school

> > degree, if he is to attend high school at all.

> i

> > am

> > getting different stories from different

> people

> > re.

> > how going to junior college from hs works.

> >

> > In Illinois, can you go on to junior college

> and

> > receive an associates degree which can then be

> > used

> > toward a college degree (4 year) at a state

> school

> > without a high school degree, as long as you

> are

> > 18?

> > Or must one have a high school degree? Then I

> > have

> > heard that there are different kinds of hs

> > degrees.

> > You can have a high school degree, but that

> does

> > not

> > necessarily mean that you will be able to

> attend a

> > junior college. I have gotten different and

> > conflicting info from officials in different

> > offices

> > at our local junior college. so I am now

> > confused,

> > and i wondered what others have experienced

> who

> > have

> > gone thru this with their kids. Thanks so

> much.

> > Barb

> >

> > Barb Katsaros

> > barbkatsaros@...

> >

> >

> __________________________________________________

> >