Re: off topic - homeschoooling

[Guest guest]

You may want to look at the HSLDA site. There is a lot of good information

there. In Califrnia, homeschoolers are regarded as private school children and

are eligible for some minimal special education services. This is not true in

all states. I do not believe that you have to accept them.

The site also will give you the 4 means of homeschooling in CA.

Alice

---- Jerri Gann <njgann@...> wrote:

> I'm just wondering if anyone in California has had difficulty

> withdrawing their children from Public School and Spec. Ed. Services. I

> was asked if I wanted to withdraw him from Spec. Ed. I assumed if you

> withdraw from Public School you withdraw from it as well. I was told he

> will have to be assessed and it takes 60 days. I'm just wondering if I'm

> going to have a fight on my hands and might not even be aware of it.

> Thanks for any input. It will be greatly appreciated. Jerri

>

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[Guest guest]

Jerri,

There should be no fight. In CA, you have the right to homeschool. All you

need to do is register as a private school - on line (email me off line

later and I'll give you the info), keep an attendance record and that's it.

You should then go register at your local regional centre for paid services

- if you haven't done so that can take up to 120 days. The school district

will be another matter - you will have to be able to show that the school

district cannot provide the education necessary for your child. You might

get some help from and education psychologist on this, or an advocate of

some kind that knows how to handle it.

Email me direct and send me your number - I'd be happy to call -

Regards.

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jerri

Gann

Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:17 PM

Subject: off topic - homeschoooling

I'm just wondering if anyone in California has had difficulty

withdrawing their children from Public School and Spec. Ed. Services. I

was asked if I wanted to withdraw him from Spec. Ed. I assumed if you

withdraw from Public School you withdraw from it as well. I was told he

will have to be assessed and it takes 60 days. I'm just wondering if I'm

going to have a fight on my hands and might not even be aware of it.

Thanks for any input. It will be greatly appreciated. Jerri

[Guest guest]

I do not live in CA, but do homeschool.  It sounds like it has something to do

with the school not being able to provide the proper education?  For my son,

alot of it was a sensory issue, which the school cannot really manage, due to

the logisitics of having many children, even in a special ed classroom and alot

of activity that can overwhelm some ASD kids.  My son was aggressive after he

came home when he was in school for only 2 hours.  It did effect him quite a

bit.  After he was out of school and the environment, he was much improved and

it was near gone.  Not sure if this is a factor for what you are trying to do,

but just a thought.

angie

From: Crosss <crosswilsons@...>

Subject: RE: off topic - homeschoooling

Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 8:13 PM

Jerri,

There should be no fight. In CA, you have the right to homeschool. All you

need to do is register as a private school - on line (email me off line

later and I'll give you the info), keep an attendance record and that's it.

You should then go register at your local regional centre for paid services

- if you haven't done so that can take up to 120 days. The school district

will be another matter - you will have to be able to show that the school

district cannot provide the education necessary for your child. You might

get some help from and education psychologist on this, or an advocate of

some kind that knows how to handle it.

Email me direct and send me your number - I'd be happy to call -

Regards.

_____

From: groups (DOT) com [mailto:groups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Jerri

Gann

Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:17 PM

Subject: off topic - homeschoooling

I'm just wondering if anyone in California has had difficulty

withdrawing their children from Public School and Spec. Ed. Services. I

was asked if I wanted to withdraw him from Spec. Ed. I assumed if you

withdraw from Public School you withdraw from it as well. I was told he

will have to be assessed and it takes 60 days. I'm just wondering if I'm

going to have a fight on my hands and might not even be aware of it.

Thanks for any input. It will be greatly appreciated. Jerri

[Guest guest]

I don't live in CA but I also homeschool. I agree that checking out the

HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) site is a great idea. We have

been members for a few years. Looking at the site is of course free, but

membership is minimal, and you can call and ask them all sorts of legal

questions. They specialize in homeschool education and, if you are a member,

and need legal council, they will step in and help their members.

_http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1_

(http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1)

There have been a few times when I have had questions and they really do

take the time to talk with you and advise on the best way to go. I would

highly recommend membership, especially if it is your first year homeschooling

or you anticipate difficulty making the transition.

Sharon :-)

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[Guest guest]

>I live in Ca and homeschool my son. You might look into a homebased charter

school program. There are a lot of them in Ca. The advantage is you can keep

your IEP if you want and they provide your curriculum. Depending on which

school you pick they can be very flexible with what you want to use. Also some

of them will pay part of the cost for after school classes. The other thing I

would suggest is looking into a homeschooling group in your area. Most areas

have one and they usually offer lots of support and fun field trips for the kids

to do. It's a lot of work but for our family it was the best decision we have

made!!

> I don't live in CA but I also homeschool. I agree that checking out the

> HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) site is a great idea. We have

> been members for a few years. Looking at the site is of course free, but

> membership is minimal, and you can call and ask them all sorts of legal

> questions. They specialize in homeschool education and, if you are a member,

> and need legal council, they will step in and help their members.

>

> _http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1_

> (http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1)

>

> There have been a few times when I have had questions and they really do

> take the time to talk with you and advise on the best way to go. I would

> highly recommend membership, especially if it is your first year homeschooling

> or you anticipate difficulty making the transition.

>

> Sharon :-)

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jerri,

I'm not positive about this, but I'm pretty sure that the problem isn't that you

want to withdraw him from school-district funded Special Education. In CA, even

if your child is being homeschooled, he is *still* legally entitled to Special

Education services (speech, OT, etc.) through your local school district, and

this is why they want to re-assess him. I found this out when I investigated

homeschooling for last year.

Donna

>

> I'm just wondering if anyone in California has had difficulty

> withdrawing their children from Public School and Spec. Ed. Services. I

> was asked if I wanted to withdraw him from Spec. Ed. I assumed if you

> withdraw from Public School you withdraw from it as well. I was told he

> will have to be assessed and it takes 60 days. I'm just wondering if I'm

> going to have a fight on my hands and might not even be aware of it.

> Thanks for any input. It will be greatly appreciated. Jerri

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone for all the great info. and support. I sooooo appreciate

it. The IEP went pretty well. I was wanting to go to a Charter Home

school in another county and the director came. He encouraged me to try

the Home school in our same county and then continue receiving help from

the school district. I know I need all the help I can get. So I'm going

to check it out. He also informed everyone that there is a new law and

what happens to my son is up to the whole IEP team and not just me. I

did not appreciate this one bit. He was a very disappointing support

(none). I have friends in the other county (we live almost right on the

county line). They want me to go to the other counties Home school

because they have so much more to offer. But at this point, I'm really

put off by him. I was so hoping by now my son would not need help from

special ed. The school district wanted to put him in a special day class

the whole day. They are clueless about my son. He has never had problems

with transition and change and the only thing that was inclining me

towards the jr. high was the fact that he could change classes and not

be stuck in a class all day with 30 plus kids. I'm looking forward to

keeping my son home and helping him get as well as he can, in all

aspects. I might take them up on the offer to go to the jr high for math

and p.e. That way he could be with some kids he's known now for seven

years. Anyway, I could go on and on. Thanks so much for your quick

responses. This group is such a great support in this very trying ordeal

of the " A " word and illness. Jerri

>

>

> Hi Jerri,

>

> I'm not positive about this, but I'm pretty sure that the problem

> isn't that you want to withdraw him from school-district funded

> Special Education. In CA, even if your child is being homeschooled, he

> is *still* legally entitled to Special Education services (speech, OT,

> etc.) through your local school district, and this is why they want to

> re-assess him. I found this out when I investigated homeschooling for

> last year.

>

> Donna

>

>

> >

> > I'm just wondering if anyone in California has had difficulty

> > withdrawing their children from Public School and Spec. Ed. Services. I

> > was asked if I wanted to withdraw him from Spec. Ed. I assumed if you

> > withdraw from Public School you withdraw from it as well. I was told he

> > will have to be assessed and it takes 60 days. I'm just wondering if

> I'm

> > going to have a fight on my hands and might not even be aware of it.

> > Thanks for any input. It will be greatly appreciated. Jerri

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jerri,I would not consider the PE class unless that is your son's strong suite.

It is the class where the most mischief can be had,I would only put my son into

classes that he could be successful in or has a accademic strength in, one in

which your son can hold his own. The social in PE is only good those good in

sports. Have you checked out homeschool groups in your area. They may be a

better place for socialization.

I applaud you for doing what you think is right for your son.

Pat

Re: Re: off topic - homeschoooling

Thanks everyone for all the great info. and support. I sooooo appreciate

it. The IEP went pretty well. I was wanting to go to a Charter Home

school in another county and the director came. He encouraged me to try

the Home school in our same county and then continue receiving help from

the school district. I know I need all the help I can get. So I'm going

to check it out. He also informed everyone that there is a new law and

what happens to my son is up to the whole IEP team and not just me. I

did not appreciate this one bit. He was a very disappointing support

(none). I have friends in the other county (we live almost right on the

county line). They want me to go to the other counties Home school

because they have so much more to offer. But at this point, I'm really

put off by him. I was so hoping by now my son would not need help from

special ed. The school district wanted to put him in a special day class

the whole day. They are clueless about my son. He has never had problems

with transition and change and the only thing that was inclining me

towards the jr. high was the fact that he could change classes and not

be stuck in a class all day with 30 plus kids. I'm looking forward to

keeping my son home and helping him get as well as he can, in all

aspects. I might take them up on the offer to go to the jr high for math

and p.e. That way he could be with some kids he's known now for seven

years. Anyway, I could go on and on. Thanks so much for your quick

responses. This group is such a great support in this very trying ordeal

of the " A " word and illness. Jerri

>

>

> Hi Jerri,

>

> I'm not positive about this, but I'm pretty sure that the problem

> isn't that you want to withdraw him from school-district funded

> Special Education. In CA, even if your child is being homeschooled, he

> is *still* legally entitled to Special Education services (speech, OT,

> etc.) through your local school district, and this is why they want to

> re-assess him. I found this out when I investigated homeschooling for

> last year.

>

> Donna

>

>

> >

> > I'm just wondering if anyone in California has had difficulty

> > withdrawing their children from Public School and Spec. Ed. Services. I

> > was asked if I wanted to withdraw him from Spec. Ed. I assumed if you

> > withdraw from Public School you withdraw from it as well. I was told he

> > will have to be assessed and it takes 60 days. I'm just wondering if

> I'm

> > going to have a fight on my hands and might not even be aware of it.

> > Thanks for any input. It will be greatly appreciated. Jerri

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

We homeschool and even in the homeschool enrichment classes (which has a bunch

of very understanding friends that have known my son from day one) I still

choose the classes, even PE based on the teacher, not the subject.

Overstimulation and sensory issues as well as no understanding you don't win

everytime has made athletics a challenge for my sweet little guy. Check with

HSLDA or other organizations to get the exact info on what you can and cannot do

in your state. For obvious reasons we have not done city soccer, etc...but that

time may come. I have also found that he does better in the EC classes when I

am NOT a teacher in there or a helper. We do great together with his school at

home, but group settings make it hard for him.

blessings on your journey and I will pray for clear direction.

Alison

> > >

> > > I'm just wondering if anyone in California has had difficulty

> > > withdrawing their children from Public School and Spec. Ed. Services. I

> > > was asked if I wanted to withdraw him from Spec. Ed. I assumed if you

> > > withdraw from Public School you withdraw from it as well. I was told he

> > > will have to be assessed and it takes 60 days. I'm just wondering if

> > I'm

> > > going to have a fight on my hands and might not even be aware of it.

> > > Thanks for any input. It will be greatly appreciated. Jerri

> > >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your suggestions. I am going to check out the

classes offered before school gets out to see if it will work for my

son. My main concern is putting him in a class with all the special ed

kids. He has always been mainstreamed. I know he is aware he is

different. But I'm concerned it might be a blow to his self-esteem. When

my son was diagnosed at age 4 the Dr. said he tested high in

intelligence and said if you always nurture his self-esteem he will be

fine because he will be able to figure things out. So I always use this

as my gauge. Thanks again everyone. Jerri

>

>

> We homeschool and even in the homeschool enrichment classes (which has

> a bunch of very understanding friends that have known my son from day

> one) I still choose the classes, even PE based on the teacher, not the

> subject. Overstimulation and sensory issues as well as no

> understanding you don't win everytime has made athletics a challenge

> for my sweet little guy. Check with HSLDA or other organizations to

> get the exact info on what you can and cannot do in your state. For

> obvious reasons we have not done city soccer, etc...but that time may

> come. I have also found that he does better in the EC classes when I

> am NOT a teacher in there or a helper. We do great together with his

> school at home, but group settings make it hard for him.

>

> blessings on your journey and I will pray for clear direction.

> Alison

>

>

> > > >

> > > > I'm just wondering if anyone in California has had difficulty

> > > > withdrawing their children from Public School and Spec. Ed.

> Services. I

> > > > was asked if I wanted to withdraw him from Spec. Ed. I assumed

> if you

> > > > withdraw from Public School you withdraw from it as well. I was

> told he

> > > > will have to be assessed and it takes 60 days. I'm just

> wondering if

> > > I'm

> > > > going to have a fight on my hands and might not even be aware of it.

> > > > Thanks for any input. It will be greatly appreciated. Jerri

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >