Wednesday, April 14, 2010
What to do?
It has been nearly two weeks since my last post-I have been really lazy and unmotivated to blog lately. But today, I am so peeved, I have to vent. So here it goes. I've been debating putting Lucia into public school for a while. I did open enrollment for one of the fundamental schools in the area. Our home school is a title 1 (low income, low test scores) and so I found this other school to be our best option. I got a letter a couple of weeks ago saying she got in to our school of choice-they only gave us one choice too. So, I called and made an appt. to go to the district office today to enroll her since right now she is enrolled in a private charter. I waited 45 minutes before being called back to meet with the "technician". She copied our paperwork and started inputting stuff in the computer. Then she stopped and got up and left. A few minutes later she asked me to come back to the director of enrollment's office. The director then explained to me that there had been a mix-up with Lucia's open enrollment form and she had been admitted as a kindergartner for next year, not a first grader. Somebody had written on her form that she was in pre-K (it was handwritten above the "K" that I wrote in a different pen). She didn't know who caused the error or why it was made. All she could do is "Try to get her in, but we wouldn't know for another month or two. She's # 8 on the waiting list." I was so furious I just got up and walked out. Now my mom works at the district and turned in her enrollment form. She said she would tr to talk to someone for me. I don't know if it's worth the hassle. I need to look into other options. I'm not real pleased with the current charter I'm with. I've only gotten left over materials and it's been a major pain to get anything approved to buy-like 2-3 weeks. Plus, I get less money than other area charters. I picked this one because they have a learning center where they can go for mini-classes, but I don't think Lucia is benefitting much from those. I don't know...I've got a headache and can't think about it right now. I will later...
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6 comments:
I think I would demand that they go back and check the date on your application and file you on the list according to where you should be. If you are #8 according to that list, than I suppose that's fair- it just stinks. Then again, isn't that the injustice in open enrollment- if only you had a good local school to choose from.
Very distressing but I'll do all I can to help you get her in. That is just wrong!!! Hopefully it will all work out. Love ya, Mom
There are 2 great schools opening this August. John Adams academy, it's a charter school opening by members. Also a california montessori charter school is opening where the Thomas Coleman school is now in Orangevale. They teach a montessori curriculum but it's free since it's a charter. Just FYI. GOOD LUCK!
How frusterating!! Sorry:)
So sorry! That's awful. And you totally bummed me out about the charter school. Is it really that bad? It sounded so great and I was getting all excited to get Anabelle in it for kindergarten.
Good luck!
shirley
what a pain. so impressed at your dedication to get it right for her. I am just amazed that the schools are so bad! once you have it figured out though, you'll know for Marco and sylvie and the road will be easier. Good Luck!
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