That was easy!
This morning I had a meeting at the high school to create a 504 plan for my oldest son, who has dyslexia and dysgraphia. I went in with almost no idea what to expect. Would there be some battle over it? Would it be no big deal? I have purposefully avoided the public schools for years and years because of the dyslexia, but this school has been very welcoming so I was actually a bit surprised when I was told right off that they didn't think they could do a 504 for a student who only has one class there. Then I was surprised again when, after explaining what school he is attending full-time - the Open High School of Utah, the "we can't help you" line was immediately reversed and we were able to simply hand over the list of accommodations from the dyslexia testing and everything was accepted without another question. Boom!
So today I have to say I am impressed and thankful that Open High School has already managed to build a good reputation and that East High School is so welcoming! I'm also grateful to Nanci Ross for preparing such a wonderful report of his dyslexia testing so I could go in and simply hand over the list of accommodations without having to fight over anything. Hooray!
And now I have to go assist with some geography homework before that same son gets any more annoyed at me for sitting here writing on my blog instead of helping him.
3 comments. More please!:
Yeah! You must have packed an "Easy Button" from Staples. Glad things are looking up.
Yay! I hope it all works out beautifully!
Awesome. I will be following your path next year when my son goes to high school (he has ADD and dysgraphia). Hope it's as easy for me. We are getting the ball rolling on a ILP (like IEP for private school) because I hear it's easier to get the 504 if you bring the ILP in.
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