Saving another High School Diploma for someone!!

Going today to help save another high school diploma for someone! I swear....the weeks that lead up to students taking the Florida FCAT exam our IEP "teams" get geared up and start getting my parents all excited about an IEP meeting....and the bottom line reason for these meetings is to ask the couple of questions to the "IEP TEAM" and to get that student off the regular diploma track!...so they don't have to give that student the FCAT! I say....they need to change their ATTITUDE towards certain individuals that have a certain disability and have HIGHER EXPECTATIONS and continue to teach them to the Sunshine State Standards and do a better job of teaching ALL students with disabilities!!

What is with our Public School system today that they are so quick to put students on the SPECIAL DIPLOMA TRACK and have them take the ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT? I don't get it....why would anyone want to attend school for so many years and in the end they don't even get a HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA!? Who ARE these people sitting around our IEP "team" tables making life long academic decisions on behalf of our Children!

If you ask me.....that SPECIAL DIPLOMA is NOT so.......SPECIAL IF IT'S NOT A DIPLOMA AT ALL!! What parent wants to send their Children to school everyday and in the end they are working towards a NON HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA? I don't know many that would say yes to that! Our Children need a HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA!! Teach them to be able to get one!

Anyway....wish me luck in advocating for this very smart little guy that has been doing a wonderful job  academically. I am impressed with how well he has been doing in school. He has always shown us that he CAN DO IT!

Call our Governor's office and tell him to VETO SB6!!

Florida Governor Charlie Crist

Office of Governor Charlie Crist
State of Florida
The Capitol
400 S. Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001

Citizen Services Hotline:
(850) 488-4441
Executive Office of the Governor Switchboard: (850) 488-7146
Office hours are 8AM-5PM EST

....shhhhh it's FCAT TESTING!

Not a mouse was stirring not even a squeek was heard in the halls of our schools.....shhhhhhh it's FCAT testing time!

No homework night for everyone! Make sure everyone gets plenty of rest and eats a good breakfast says the phone link message across FCAT land...

I have an 8th grader and a 4th grader, both don't 'test well' as the past will tell. They can only do what they can do ~ the rest is all about where the dice lie in the end. They will be relieved to know it will be over and done with till this time again next year. Take a deep breath and breath in and R E L A X and do the best you can!

Here's to all the FCAT Floridians...GOD BLESS every last one of you and your teachers that have taught you well. Let's pray for our school children and their teachers, administrators and grounds keepers and let's not forget the wonderful lunch ladies that are there everyday with warm and hot food for our kiddo's! Eveyone is a part of my child's success!

Thank you!