Blue Sky - was Re: son depressed?

January 14, 2011

Be careful....

Blue Sky is an online 7-12 charter school in MN. It has been in trouble with the

state for issuing diplomas to kids who didn't meet state graduation

requirements. Last I knew the state was going to withold it's state funding and

issue fines. It's being sued by teachers and counselors who complained about the

loose graduation policies and were fired. It's director quit once problems came

to light.

Be sure to research...

Barbara S

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> Meaghan, thanks for sharing your experience with me. Wow, that must have been

horrific for you. I'm so glad you are doing better now. Depression is an awful

thing. My husband struggles with it, and I guess I said already that I have

bipolar disorder. The depression part hit me hard this past week or so. I'm

feeling better today, though, and sometimes we just have to take it one day at a

time, right?

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> I did talk to his spec. ed. teacher about getting his homework load reduced.

She hasn't gotten back to me, as I hoped she would have yesterday.

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> We have been thinking about an online school for . There is one in MN

called Blue Sky that is specifically geared towards kids on the edges, if that

makes any sense. Kids may have a disability, or be at-risk for dropping out.

There is a main teacher, a special ed teacher, a counselor, and a social worker

assigned to each child. I think we'll look more seriously into it.

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> The school he goes to now is a choice school - the smallest middle school in

the district. Many kids with AS have gone there. I don't know, though...they

also have the " highly gifted " program there, too, so I think there are pretty

high expectations of all the kids because of that.

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> Have to go ~ Leah

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