delaying kindergarten while still receiving services

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Can anyone help me with some information? My son, Zachary, turned four

at the end of November. He began receiving speech therapy through the

school district in October 2006. Since he has verbal apraxia and his

birthday is at the end of November, we would like to keep him in pre-

school for another year. However, according to the district, since his

birthday falls before December 1 (the cut off for being eligible for

kindergarten in our disctrict), he must attend kindergarten this coming

September in order to continue to receive speech therapy. We really

think it is in our son's best interest to allow him an extra year to

mature before going on to kindergarten. Does anyone know of any way we

can arrange to keep him in pre-school and still receive his speech

therapy in the same private facility he goes to now?