Surviving the System: Doin' the happy dance!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Doin' the happy dance!

OK, submit was pressed and $65 paid. That means the first application is done. Yay!

Only seven (or there abouts) more to go...yay?

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AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Hopefully there's much that can be recycled from the first one (whether common app or just similar sorts of questions). If so, then yes the first is indeed a major hurdle cleared! Yay for you and HSS!
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A BCPSS ParentNovember 1, 2011 at 4:48 PM
They do get easier - last night UMBC was completed and submitted, and since that was common app and Stevens Institute of Tech was common app with no supliments and no fee, that got submitted as well. That makes 3 out of 8! I think all the remaining apps are common app, but they have essay supliments to complete. Even if the deadline is 1/1/12 I'm pushing her to complete soon just to be done with it.
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This will be anonymous because schools can be pretty political, but hopefully constructive. My eldest child entered Kindergarten 16 years ago and I figure I've got another 4.5 years until my youngest finishes. By this fall between the three children we've been enrolled in eight different schools. There have been CST meetings, IEP meetings, PTO meetings, PTA meetings, fund raisers and vast quantities of homework. We are in public schools because we believe that justice starts with a decent free education for all and if I want decent public education being personally involved is the first step.

Glossary and Acronym List

Autism Spectrum - the spread of behaviors that define autistics. The primary areas are difficulties with communication, social interactions and change/lack of order. You can see the official diagnosis criteria here.
CST - Child Support Team, a group (including parents) that meets when a student is having difficulties
ESY - Extended School Year. In our experience, related to special needs kids who go to school over breaks because there will be significant regression in skills over the break if they weren't in a school setting.
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education. This is the right of every American child, but is usually a term about creating or finding a learning environment that works for a special needs student.
IEP - Individualized Education Plan. A written plan of goals and ways to achieve them. Typically for special needs students
PTO & PTA - Parent Teacher Organization & Association
SST - Student Support Team, I guess this is the new term that replaces CST