Does anybody know the law in Pennsylvania on the gifted programs at school being a neccesity?
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Why, yes.  Here are the rules: http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter16/chap16toc.html
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Pennsylvania Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.
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It's preferable to the school district because it's confidential and they can tell you to fuck off and because it's confidential no one will know and it won't become part of the record.  \n\nIt's unfortunate, but go to "Protection and Advocacy" site and request the book they have entitled "Special Education Rights and Responsibilities".  You will be well armed and more able to protect your child.
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Make an immediate request, NOW, that she be tested for special education qualification.\n\nThere are 13 categories of student served by special education, and TWELVE of those 13 categories are about students with NORMAL OR HIGHER INTELLIGENCE.\n\nShe may have visual processing problems, academic concentration issues, or another physiological condition interfering with her ability to learn. This is not a matter of willpower, but of wiring. Special education teachers are trained (given that they graduated from a good program) to effectively help kids with learning differences become fluent readers.
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This is not an ordinary case...... you can sue this administrator if you think it is necessary... but i think the best solution is to transfer to another school...... be careful......they hold the "power"......call the attention of the principal or the parents-teachers-association.... as soon as possible before its too late.... take action!!!!
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Your first port of call should be his school.  These days, all schools are obliged to keep a register of all Gifted and Talented children in their school.  The idea is to ensure that the gifted kids get as much help and encouragement to do their best as those who are struggling - it's all about fulfilling potential for everyone, whatever the child's level of ability.
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First look at the department of education website for the basic rights for your state.. Here is the one I found that should take you right to special education... www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/  Another site to check out is wrights law - I refer to this site almost daily! www.wrightslaw.com   Wrights law is so informative you will not only find information about speal needs, but also resources for your specific state and Plenty of info on the individual education plan (IEP) and helping to create the best education plan possible.
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I'm not sure what the laws are for each state, but if I were the superintendant of schools I know I would not hire you under any circumstances.  Put yourself in the place of a parent placing their children in the care of an individual who was convicted of contributing to the delinquincy of a minor with alcohol and theft.  What kind of a role model is that for our children.  Time to look for another trade.  If you were to be hired in my school district with that type of criminal record, I would form a group to call for the immediate dismissal of both you, the principal, and the superintendant of schools for making such a poor decision in hiring of an individual with that type of criminal record.\n\nI think you already knew the answer you were going to get, time to find a new trade or profession far away from the shaping of young minds.
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Yes, it does.\n\nI am also a gifted person with a Learning Disability (mine involves a great deal of difficulty with working memory and visual patterning).\n\nPeople who are both gifted, and have a disability, are called "2x," or "twice exceptional." Until recently, we weren't served properly in any of the schools, and now only a few have any sort of programming to address 2x needs.  If you are still a student in public schools, demand an IEP and supports for your deficit areas, in your area of disability, using the 2x definition. Some states serve gifted under special ed, and that makes 2x services easier to program (my state does). If your state does not, you will need both gifted programming, and special ed supports. DEMAND it.... and use that IEP to justify your best efforts as truly your best efforts!\n\nMost schools either see the person as "gifted" who is "just not trying" in their area of disability (rather than identifying the disability), or as someone with a disability with "splinter" talents. The "just not trying" depressing darkness of hell usually happens to people with gifts in language who are struggling with memory, patterning, fatigue due to physical problems, etc.  "Splinter/savant disabled" are usually the reverse...gifted in nonverbal and disabled in verbal....and think of themselves as "disabled" rather than "gifted..." with the related self-esteem issues attached to being defined by one's weaknesses rather than one's strengths....\n\nHere's a few sites for more info. Most are geared to parenting or teaching 2x children because this is where the research is emerging from. However, there is good information there for us adults, too.\n\nhttp://www.twicegifted.net/\nhttp://www.hoagiesgifted.org/twice_exceptional.htm\nhttp://www.uniquelygifted.org/\nhttp://2enewsletter.com/\n\nKnowing what is "going on" is a relief for us adults who didn't get the help we needed.... we're NOT our disability or lazy!  Followed by a bit of rage at the educational system...followed by "how do we remediate our weaknesses and build on our strengths?"...followed by.... well, you get the idea. You're not alone in this!\n\nThe key here is to look closely at your deficit subtest areas. Defining a problem is half the solution. Find specific methods for remediating and/or compensating for your disability area, to build and support your strengths. For instance, to help me with my working memory I play lots of online games dealing with memory and detail manipulation "on the fly"...where my life/finances are not riding on the outcome. I have noticed a big difference when I have to mentally calculate at the store or in my classroom, after about 5 years of daily practice.  For visual patterning, I rely on others to solve things I'm working slowly on, or on having more time to work it through. The games have helped there, too.  I also always carry paper with me, and have a "to do" list, two different calendars, and tons of sticky notes.\n\nFind what works best for you!  Also, if you are taking classes at college, register with the office for students with disabilities (take your detailed test summary with you).
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The school system has an internal policy to not discrimanate, in compliance with federal law.  This covers what is taught in the classrooms, the hiring practices and the student admission policies.
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I just read some research about a week ago from a study that showed teachers who choose or felt they had a gift for teaching had students who performed 50 percent better than those who did not.  That is not just a drop in the bucket.\n\nBut....here is the reality in America.  The schools are underfunded, the president's program has left education in a shambles, classrooms are too full, no one wants to pay anymore taxes for new schools or even expansions.  Teachers are having to be parents, guardians, police and counselors.  Their pay stinks. Under those conditions, teachers, even those who are truly gifted become disillusioned pretty fast.\n\nThink about it...it seems a lot of you are still in high school...what goes on in your classroom, is the teacher given any respect, do they have any time to teach or do they have to spend all their time disciplining students and trying to control the class.  Your teachers are not dumb, they just do not know what to try anymore.\n\nI expect they are as frustrated as you are as students.  Maybe you guys (teachers and students) need to pull together and start telling the people who can make a difference what needs to be done for our schools.
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netboy12121, very well put from the students perspective. Very seldom do we see this.  I do work with special needs and individuals with disabilities, and we do try to impliment a normal or close to normal class room atmospher. Educators from k-12 up into the college levels are basically lazy when they have to work with people with special needs.  But guess what? its the law, they must accomidate all students.\n  Check wth your local scholl system and find out who is incharge of their special needs program.  Tell them you want an IEP (individual education program) for your child. By law they must provide this service for you.  If you are unable to find a school or services the meet your needs, contact your local Health and Human Social Service Department. They'll give you all types of information and contacts.  You may also check into your states local DVR (Department of vocational Rehabilitaion) service. Unfortunately there is usally a waiting list for their services, but get on it.  Hope I was able to help.
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I agree with Little Lulu.  If you can manage to have his teacher challenge him on his level, or you provide appropriate enrichment (most gifted children thrive on researching, working within their passions, be it dinosaurs, math, science, writing their own books for classmates to read, art...), this would probably be best.  The problem will hit at the middle school level, when many of his classmates will be reaching puberty and he will be a baby (and bullying and tormenting their classmates seems to be a hobby for middle school students) or in high school when he is a year or more behind in getting a driver's license.  If he is 7-8 years old socially and emotionally, he needs to be with 7-8 year olds, because when he is 9-10 years old socially/emotionally, he shouldn't be with 12-13-14 year old wild children!
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It depends on your school. My high school did that, but not all do. You need to talk to your school's administration.
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Gifted has to do with the child's actual IQ. I can't recall the number but at that point you are labeled "gifted".
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I do not know about teachers but this is waht I have heard what happens to students. \n\nCertificate of Completion\n\nI received this email this morning and I think that it\nis worth passing on to you guys. \n\n\nThe "Certificate of Completion or Attendance" that is\nbeing offered in lieu of high school diplomas, is a\npart of Bush's "No Child Left Behind". This is how it\nworks: \n\nIt is for students who are unable to pass both the\nLanguage Arts and Math portions of the 10th grade\nISTEP. Students must take the same 10th grade test\nover in the 11th and 12th grades until they pass both\nportions. If they are unable to pass the 10th grade\ntest by the 12th grade then they have two options: \n\n1. Drop out and go to a GED program or, \n2. accept a "Certificate of Completion" - it is NOT a\ndiploma. Once a student accepts it, they cannot ever\nget a diploma or a GED. A certificate of completion\nmeans that a student can never (as long as they live):\n\n\n1. go to the armed services \n2. go to college \n3. go to trade school \n4. go to journeyman's school \n5. go to beauty school \n6. go to culinary arts school \n7. get a federal loan in their lifetime \n\nThis is the portion of NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND (2001)\nthat Bush slipped in during the 2004 revision of the\nNCLB bill. It has not been publicized. At a high\nschool in Indiana, in 2005, there were 87 seniors in\nthe graduation class. Five got diplomas and 82 got\n"Certificates of Completion". \n\nThis is being referred to as the "Paper Plantation".\nIt is better for students to drop out and get into a\nGED program so they may seek other forms of education,\nlater in life, if they desire to do so. All 50 states\nhave "Certificates of Completion or Attendance". \n\nPlease pass this information along to EVERYONE you\nknow who has school age children. Clergy, please\npreach it from the pulpits. Our people MUST know this\ninformation.\n \nThank you & stay blessed. "No one can make you feel\ninferior unless you allow them."
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Chapter 766 was the first comprehensive special education law passed in the nation in 1965 in Massachusetts. It guaranteed each student had the services s/he needed to succeed in school if the difficulties were caused by learning disabilities, physical disabilities or psychological problems. A Chapter 766 approved school would mean that the school had programs to meet the needs of students having disabilities (learning, physical, or psychological).\n\nHope this helps.