[blindkid] Charter School
mindy heppe
prmheppe at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 18 15:54:22 UTC 2014
Traci--are you by any chance looking at the new Charlotte Mason charter school? I know it is in NC, but I don't remember where. I ask because we're the prototype CM charter school. Just wondering...Mindy
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On Tue, 2/18/14, oandemom . <traci.mwd at gmail.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Charter School
To: "Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 8:08 AM
In NC Charter school's get funding
but only after the doors are open. So
everything they do before then is through fundraising or the
board putting
in their own money to do so. They are sort of like an
island. They are a
public school but they get to decide how they will teach the
kids and
challenge them. They will work to each child's ability
and meet them where
they are. This board seems really dedicated and if
they are doing it all
without compensation, that says alot. I'm anxious to
see if we make it
through the lottery to then sit and talk to them about
it. There are alot
of charter schools in NC so there is definitely a foundation
already
established here.
Traci
On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I think it will depend on your state and how the school
are regulated and
> how they are funded for special education services.
>
> Charter schools have the same requirement to follow the
IEP It doesn't
> mean that its all worked out.
>
> In my state I wouldn't look to a charter school because
they haven't really
> figured out funding. Charter Schools are
relatively new here so they are
> still figuring it out. If there was a
great school and My daughter's TVI
> wasn't a school district employee than I would consider
it and be a
> trailblazer. She has a great TVI and district
provides great services. In
> NH the home district pays for the services but I am not
comfortable that
> charter school would follow the IEP. Also a
charter school would be i
> believe be an alternative placement and i don;t know if
the home district
> would approve it.
> -Penny
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:36 PM, oandemom . <traci.mwd at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> > Hello all! I was curious if anyone had their
child/children in a charter
> > school. We have a new science charter school
opening in our area and
> went
> > to the information meeting and was really excited
about it. I know they
> > are required to meet the requirements of the IEP,
but I have heard of
> other
> > charter schools, where they don't provide a
braillists, one doesn't even
> > get TVI services any longer, etc. I don't
know the full stories behind
> > these issue's, but I was wondering if others had
any experiences and any
> > suggestions to share if we were accepted via the
lottery, which is the
> > first hurdle.
> >
> > I know all the requirements for a VI child (except
I have two!) is a huge
> > expense for any school and I don't want their to
be a sense of resentment
> > that my children are costing them the most but the
idea of a 18 child
> > classroom, project based and theme based
instruction is very exci
> > t
> > ing
> >
> > and I can see a VI child excelling in this
environment. I just want to
> go
> > in with both eye's open and know what I'm getting
into!
> >
> > Thanks much,
> > Traci (
> > mom to
> > Olivia & Evan, LCA)
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