District School

Okay so i live in a district that has this one school which is okay but it's not my favorite. Since i go to private middle school i want to try to get into an out of district school where a lot of people in my class are going to. So how do i get a better chance getting into that school?

Get really good grades, go to school regularly, don't be tardy and don't act out in class. That makes you a good candidate for an IDT. Also, your parents need to fill out the paperwork as soon as open enrollment begins (usually the beginning of the 2nd semester of school) so your chances of getting in before space is full is greater.

2009-10-07 13:54:43 by Elz Belz ( ^_^ )

The Halton Catholic District School Board recently introduced its new Equity and Inclusive Education Policy. Audaciously, the word 'homophobia ...

I was placed in a behavioural facility outside of the school district by my highschool counselor along with several other students who attended with me at the time of placment simply based on that our depression was distracting the other students. I am now 23. i have been out of the district schooling for 3 years, but have lasting effects due to the fact that i was poorly educated by this districts program and was emotionaly scared by the way i was treated along with many other students i have talked to many who have slipped through the cracks in this 3000+ student populated highschool. Our only highschool for the whole district. Who do I sue? Can I sue as a former student? Will having a large petition of students help me at all?

There are several things in play here. Regulated by your state and the federal govt. They are and are not in any way a specific order:
IDEA Individuals with disabilities act.
Section 504 of the ADA
and the one that seems to be the one vilolated the most is ALL students are guaranteed a Free Appropriate Public Education in a Least Restrictive Environment, or FAPE and LRE. The best is of course public education at your local high school. They took you out of public school and put you in another institution.
There are two reasons to remove a student from the most LRE or public school.
One is behavior. Your behavior or misbehavior prevents the teacher from being able to teach the other students. Then the student is put into some form of alternative school. IF and when this does not work the student is then sent home and a teacher will actually come to the home and try to tech them. When this fails then the student is put into another program that most likely includes 24/7 attendance.
The other is stundents with some type of mental disabilities and have a lower IQ than the "normal" student population. Then the student is put into "Special Ed" and given their own Indivdual Education Plan or IEP. It may include a high school diploma or a GED or not. It is based on the students individual abilities.

So basing what you have experienced I would say you have some solid ground since you were removed due to a treatable disease. Depression is very treatable most often with therapy and medications. I had a bout of depression myself a few years back and finally went to a doctor and got help.
Was the curriculum at the school you went to different from the one taught at the high school you were removed from?

Do school districts smooch the pooch when it comes to their students? Absolutely! I helped a friend in Minnesota last school year with his daughter. She developed a disease that left her in a wheel chair. She can stumble along with out her chair but it is extremely painful and difficult. According to the ADA and section 504 the school was supposed to make accomodations for her and any other students with needs. Well it was a small district and he tried to work with them but one of the teachers insisted she leave her chair out in the hallway because she did not have room in her class. Also the school bus was not an accessible one and they actually bought two chairs for her. One to leave at the school and the other for home. He fought and fought and finally gave in and called in the ADA. By the time they got through with the school, principal, and teachers there was a new day. A new bus was purchased. The teacher allowed her wheelchair in her room and was very "accomodating" with her.

Point is you need contact the ADA and see if they need to intercede on behalf of the students still in their care at this time. Then once you call them then contact an attorney to see if you have any grounds for him to preceed. You may need to do some of the legwork for the attorney so he/she will be more inclined to take the case. The actions of the ADA will help tremendously for your case. But as the other poster said what are you hoping to gain from this? Retribution from what they did to you? Or to prevent them from doing it to others? Many students fall through the cracks because they and their parents are not capable advocates for themselves. This is the reason why these agencies exist.
Also your high school experience may have been horrible but you are no longer there. I myself have learned so much since I have gotten out of formal education. The knowledge I have gained just on special ed and individuals with disabilities I have learned just in the last 6 years... I am 44 by the way. I am also a computer nerd with no formal education in that area. I am fairly well versed in linux and server environments. I also worked at a special school for students that are dually diagnosed. A behavioral problem as well as a mental problem. A good portion of those students had what I called environmental disabilities. Their lack of IQ was due to their "home" environment. Parents if they had any had the attitude they did ok without school why should they waste time sending their kids? It is sad...

But good luck with whatever you decide...

2007-09-08 19:49:00 by Lucid23

Price: $64.95

I hate the school I go to now, and I want to go to a different school in a nearby school district. School starts again in a little over a month, do I have time to register for the new school and everything even though I live in a different district? I'm in High School, by the way..

i dunno lol

2010-07-23 21:56:57 by Brian J

Price: $59.95

In box #18 on the w2 there are two incomes listed. Both taxes are shown in box # 19 on the w-2 and listed seperately. In box #20 - Locality name - one tax is assigned the locality abreviation and the other a school district number. Should they be listed seperatley on the 1040?

Yes, they can both be listed on your Schedule A. In general, all state and local taxes can be used, except that you must choose between state income tax and sales tax.

2008-03-28 12:54:37 by Cindy H

Do most charter schools close down in the california region? How about if the school is 2 years old for instance and is a charter school better then public LAUSD district ones?

I would guess you're referring to the financial difficulties of LEAP and their unexpected closure earlier this summer. Any school with a semi-independent funding stream is vulnerable, especially if parents don't ask questions and perform strict audits to know how much is coming in and how much the school spends.

Are charters better than public schools? Not necessarily. There are great charters and great public schools. You really need to do your homework (try a site like GreatSchools "Research and Compare" feature) and physically go visit. There are charters with awful scores and there are public schools with great numbers. The key at any successful school is that parents have to be active (if just for the enrollment process), and active parents usually translates to parents that care that kids do homework, that kids go to school, and that kids succeed.

2008-08-29 23:12:47 by Jess