it took till Wednesday 9th May for me to contact the RTLB - Even though I had sent Emails and left ph messages she was very busy and obveriously over worked to the point she couldnt contact me.
the response was she was unaware that he had an internal assessment!
maybe they were short staffed? I am still waiting to hear the reason.
I also spoke with the principal and expressed my dismay she too is looking into it - but hopes it was a one off mistake that they can correct.
My Son is highly intelligent and passed the assessment with a merit without the reader writer the concern I have is his mark could have been an excellence
he is falling into a new trap - so long as I pass its ok - the expectation of doing excellent work is not being recognised or supported -
from the teachers and the staff who say well look he did OK but what if he had failed? would he get to re-sit it?
so many unanswered questions and lack of communication continues
All we want is the best for our adolescent so he wont be disadvantaged doing his NCEA level one.
But his high school has continually dragged out what should be a simple process and made it into our families HELL
Next year my second son with dyslexia also is due to go to Onehunga High and we are seriously looking into catholic schools even though we are not Catholic
just to avoid another 5 years of battles over the needs of our sons. my eldest doesn't want to change schools he has friends and relationships with teachers that he likes
I still dont know what is the right move for US their Dad and I feel forced out of the school over this issue of simply providing what has already been agreed or keeping us informed- COMMUNICATION - in the digital age phone calls, emails or even a note in the mail should be do able.
This month according to the MARCH IEP meeting I should be receiving a brief email update hopefully in the week of the 21st (as parent teacher night is the following week) I wanted a clear idea of problem areas academically for each subject and an update of where he is in each standard to date what is coming up for the rest of the term deadlines etc- MY fingers are crossed that I will get this so that when I met the teachers the following week we can talk about how to work out the problems and support him best.
The parent teacher meetings are only 5minutes in length due to the number of students in the school (hence the email first)
I have always supported the local schools from primary to secondary and believed that we the families who go to our local schools provide a balance where we can work together for the best interests of our communities.
parent choice about schools is elitist and unfair, families choose where to live so thats where you send your kids to school. I know its more than that but the Keep It Simple, Stupid(KISS) essence is simple to apply.
I WANT KISS principals applied to this whole mess but instead I get muddy waters
New zealand students and children deserve better I encourage you all to make a submission to the ministry of education before the 25th MAY
DFNZ invites submissions at submission@dfnz.org.nz from members and education stakeholders. Lets create movement instead of stagnation!
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