Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Can I observe my sons classroom and meet all his teachers?

Told at the meeting that at 'our school' we do this and we do that....we believe in inclusion for ALL students. I wanted to fall over when hearing this, almost sounded too good to be true. Could it really be that at least one school in Broward County really does do things right? Mom was skeptical, with every right to be so....she wants to see her son be happy in a classroom where he will grow and be happy.

.....but when we asked if we could see the classroom after our meeting...there was a look I won't forget....I want to believe this school is going to 'do the right thing' for this little kiddo, and that they really do provide inclusion for ALL. Not the 'be good and earn' gen. ed time, but really do provide lots of opportunity for all students to spend time in a regular education classroom.

It's been 20 days since his first day of school and mom still hasn't been able to see her son's Special Ed classroom or even meet his General Education teachers in the Gen. Ed classrooms we were told he is suppose to be part of everyday. Mom has yet to get any notes home letting her know what and how her son is doing while under their care. Mom wants to SEE and meet her son's teachers....all of them. She needs to SEE what her sons classrooms look like and have an opportunity to meet and have a little conversation with ALL of his teachers....that's not asking much...I think most parents absolutely would want to know WHERE their Childs classroom is and WHO their teacher/s are! What is wrong with this picture IF mom is not able to meet, talk, see for herself exactly where her son is during his entire school day? Open house happens at every school, parents attend to meet and greet their Childs teachers and see their classrooms...but how does that happen when her son started school SIX WEEKS after the beginning of the school year?

Do we really believe this school is providing inclusion for ALL students? I don't know, they certainly aren't providing inclusion of the parent wanting to just meet her sons teachers and to see all of the classrooms he participates in. As the parent advocate I have sent out my email requesting an ALL DAY observation to see how 'things really are' going for him throughout his entire school day. I haven't heard back from the ESE Specialist or the ESE Teacher that works with him all day. I am hoping 'they are doing the right thing' for this little guy....and I pray they open their doors for this mom...she has a right to know what her sons classroom LOOKS LIKE and she has a right to MEET ALL HIS TEACHERS and know exactly what his daily schedule really is. If none of these things happen...I would say there is some deception going on.....but would that surprise any of us...really?

What will mom do?....what would you do if you were in her shoes?

We just want to OBSERVE his educational environment....mom wants to make sure her son is happy and progresses, since so much time was wasted and he didn't get to start school till 6 weeks AFTER school started for the entire County!

This school needs to 'do the right thing'...and be parent friendly and allow this mom access to her sons teachers and let her see how he is doing being included in the general ed. Kindergarten classrooms.

If you have a comment to this posting...please post it and let's hear from you and your experiences pertaining to OBSERVING your Child's classroom/s.

1 comment:

yakisoba said...

hi today when I call the ESE specialist from my son's school asking about the observation day that still not schedule yet,I heard from her a lot good things, how they enjoying having my son there, how good he is doing, how happy he is,and bla. bla,bla. Things I don't see at all and for my surprise 10 minutes later when he got home and I open his backpack I saw this note showing me what a bad day he had!!! I think the teacher and the ESE should talk to each other more often before lie to a parent that is just concern for her son's school placement that she never agreed in first place.