Transition to Kindergarten

Recently PACER Center did a survey of parents of children with disabilities about their top issues. PACER posted a list of parents’ top ten issues in Minnesota.  Resources to address them can be found at  http://www.pacer.org/parent/top10-parent-concerns.asp. One of the top ten issues is the transition to kindergarten.

What insight and experience do you have to share about your child’s transition to kindergarten? What helped the transition? What was difficult?

Special Education Sucess

 In spite of recent news coverage focusing on problems with special education, we know that many of our children have benefited greatly from the services they have received in school. It’s important for Minnesota’s decision-makers and the media to know how special education leads to success for so many children with disabilities, and we would love to hear your success stories to provide a more balanced view.

In a paragraph or two, what has worked well for your child in special education?

Enrollement options

    Minnesota has an “enrollment options” program. Students may attend a school or program in a school district where the student does not live, subject to certain limitations (MN Statute 124D.03). This is often called open enrollment.

If your child with a disability has open enrolled in another school district, what tips might you share with other parents? Why did you open enroll? What advantages or disadvantages have you seen for your child?