{"id":7824,"date":"2013-05-30T10:10:55","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T14:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=7824"},"modified":"2016-05-11T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T19:59:40","slug":"will-my-child-be-promoted-the-school-wont-answer-my-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/will-my-child-be-promoted-the-school-wont-answer-my-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Will My Child Be Promoted? The School Won&#8217;t Answer My Question!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Will%20My%20Child%20Be%20Promoted%3F%20The%20School%20Won%27t%20Answer%20My%20Question%21\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16570\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/writing.boy_-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"adorable african american primary school student studying Chinese in classroom\" width=\"180\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/writing.boy_-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/writing.boy_.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I went to the school to ask if my son will be promoted to the 6th grade.\u00a0 They say I must wait till the last day of school to know.\u00a0 The school will not tell me any thing. They are very rude to me. What should I do?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How closely have you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/progress.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">monitored your son&#8217;s progress<\/span><\/a> this year?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What does his report card say?<\/li>\n<li>Is he failing at school?<\/li>\n<li>Has the school discussed retaining him in 5th grade?<\/li>\n<li>Does he have an IEP? Are you an active member of the IEP team?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Teachers should monitor your son&#8217;s progress throughout the year. Ongoing discussions with staff, progress reports, tests and assessments should show if he is failing.\u00a0 The school should let a parent know when their child is at risk of failing throughout the school year and provide interventions to prevent failure and provide support.<\/p>\n<p>Do your research on the pros (if any) and cons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/retain.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Retention, Delays, and Social Promotion<\/span><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/retain.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/retain.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are your school&#8217;s <strong>promotion criteria<\/strong>?\u00a0 Your school should provide parents the necessary requirements for your child to move on to the next grade level.\u00a0 Some schools call these &#8220;promotion standards.&#8221; Do you have a copy of these requirements?\u00a0 Have you requested the requirements from the school? If you are unaware of the requirements, it&#8217;s time to get a copy.<\/p>\n<p>Schools should also have a written policy about when and how they provide notice to the parents about whether your child met the requirements.\u00a0 Many schools don&#8217;t provide notice until the very end of the school year.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t explain why the school is not responding to your requests for information &#8211; except to say &#8220;if it is not written down, it was never said (or asked).&#8221;\u00a0 If you want answers to your questions you must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ltrs.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">put your requests in writing<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You need to learn how to advocate for your son to get what he needs at school.\u00a0 <!--more-->You will also learn how to get answers to your questions. Bottom line! You are your child&#8217;s best advocate.<\/p>\n<p>If you need some motivation to start, click on these articles about <strong>the power of parent advocacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn what Emily\u2019s mother did. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1360\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1360<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Parent advocate? You\u2019re a natural. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=892\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=892<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or click on the \u201cAdvocacy\u201d category on the blog to find more examples. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?cat=3\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?cat=3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go to the Wrightslaw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Advocacy<\/span><\/a> page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/feta.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; border: 1px solid black; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/feta2.100.sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a>**You REALLY need this book. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/feta2\/feta2.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd Edition<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/index.html\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Order it today<\/span><\/a>!\u2028\u2028<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If your son is a child with a disability under IDEA 2004, learn more about <strong>your rights and responsibilities<\/strong> and your son\u2019s rights. Take the time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/08\/summer.school.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Summer School for Parents<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When the new school year begins, work with the school team so there is a collaboration to monitor your son\u2019s progress and address any concerns. Make sure the IEP team addresses any issues or concerns in your son&#8217;s IEP so that his program will meet his unique needs.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry the school was rude to you. Remember your goal! Get a quality educational program for your child and <strong>build a healthy working relationship with school personnel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty rude! The school called this mother \u201ccrazy\u201d! Look where she and her kids are now. Read this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.susan.success.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">success story from a mother who learned how to advocate<\/span><\/a> for her children.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.susan.success.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.susan.success.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the school to ask if my son will be promoted to the 6th grade.\u00a0 They say I must wait till the last day of school to know.\u00a0 <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/will-my-child-be-promoted-the-school-wont-answer-my-question\/\">Continue Reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,529,883],"tags":[1061,176,172,1060,106,659,805],"class_list":["post-7824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy","category-parent-rights-responsibilities","category-parent-school-relationship-2","tag-parent-power","tag-parent-rights","tag-progress-monitoring","tag-promotion-criteria","tag-retention","tag-social-promotion","tag-unwritten-school-policy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7824"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16571,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7824\/revisions\/16571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}