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Proud Parent · Last edited by Proud Parent on January 17 2009, 11:27 AM; edited 1 time in total

Dylons IEP meeting will be this upcoming wednesday. (Kindergarten) I will keep everyone posted as to how it goes. I have emailed the Coordinator questions that I have and will inform his teachers of what I will need specificially from them (what worked instructions methods work and which did not......) I hope all goes well. Right now I have been going to different schools and sitting in the classrooms however, with this district there seems to be a problem with where he will attend school. Most of the classes have a combination of Kindergarten, First and Second which I will not agree to........with Dylon. The Board of Education recently met and hopefully they will combine a class with kids that will be in Kindergarten like Dylon next school term.... I am already drained......

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moody216 · Posted: January 16 2009, 8:02 PM Post subject:

Is it a public school that mixes K, 1st, and 2nd? That is different. Do you want him in that class or not? I was a little confused.

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Proud Parent · Posted: January 17 2009, 11:26 AM Post subject: IEP

It is a public school. I meant that I would not agree to him beign in a class with a combination of Kindergarten, First and Second........ Hopefully the school will work something out.. They are looking to combine a class with mainly Kindergarten students....

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moody216 · Posted: January 17 2009, 2:36 PM Post subject:

I agree with you. That would be hard. Hopefully they will work something out. Is the class a reg ed class or spec ed class? Our reg ed is each grade but our learning support classroom can be mixed.

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lespring · Posted: January 17 2009, 5:54 PM Post subject:

I spent 4 years in a school that did multi-age classrooms. LOVED IT!!!! It was AWESOME!!!

First, the kids have the same teacher for 2 or 3 years (depending upon how the school does it. Ours was Kindergarten alone, 1st grade alone, then 2-3 together, and 4-5 together. The teachers got to know the kids REALLY WELL!!!

Also, they didn't teach to specific grades within those classrooms, but to levels. So if there was a 3rd grader that wasn't really reading at grade level it didn't matter, because he'd be in a group that was AT his level. When there were single grades together, sometimes you'd get ONE kid who was reading well beyond grade level. With the larger group there were would be a 2-5 more who also were, so they could do reading groups together, etc.

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moody216 · Posted: January 17 2009, 6:11 PM Post subject:

That is so interesting and very logical actually...teaching to levels. I don't know of any reg ed classrooms that do that...our learning support and life skills classes do that however.

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Proud Parent · Posted: January 19 2009, 1:24 PM Post subject: Reply

thank you all for the responses...
The class is a Special Education Class. I dont really know if I want to do inclusion with Dylon for Kindergarten as I did with Pre-K. The school is a public school. I like the idea of levels. If I am not mistaken one of the Kindergarten Teachers that I observed mentioned that eventhough the students were mixed she taught by levels. The scary part for me is that the class goes up to second. I would be more accepting if there were just Kindergarten and first graders.......Hopefully I will have all answers wednesday at the IEP Meeting.....

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LovelyKennedy · Posted: January 20 2009, 1:12 PM Post subject:

Let us know....our elementary has a special needs class 1st-3rd and they also teach to the kids level...not by grade. i will be dealing with making some decisions as well about kennedy next year. We included her in kindy this year but this other class may be better for next year.....I have heard amazing things about it.

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