My son will be going into the third grade next school year. He will also be rezoned to a different school. He has ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder which with the two mimics autism at times. Our state starts standardized testing in third grade which puts a lot of stress on students already. My son doesn't do well with change. So much so that he struggles appropriate clothes based on weather. (Such as if it's hot out he will want to have long-sleeved shirts and pants on and typically will go the whole day in a hoodie) He has fallen behind this year and is already concerned about the "BIG" test next year. I'm extremely worried that with already falling behind, stress of the test, and a change in schools will be too much for him. Our school district only has a school choice request form which is basic child's name, grade, zoned for what school, and wants to attend which school. I submitted a form and received notification that my son is waitlisted for the school he is at now. We just had a 504 plan meeting were I spoke my concerns and I was told that the choice seats are picked at random. Is there anything else I can do to help my son? I don't know all the ins and outs to a 504 plan. So, I can't stop this feeling that there's more I can do to help keep my son at his current school. I just don't know what there is for me to do from the information I have.
