<p>whatapainthisis,</p>
<p>I agree that this is a long exhausting thread (reminds me of the song that never ends). However, I think that you are not seeing the forest for the trees. While you seem to be stuck right now wanting to know what to do about the math; math is only one of the 5 regents that your son will have to pass to complete high school. Under the new regs, which includes 8th grades, if he retakes in june, he will still have to take the Common Core exam for the new score to be valid especially if he is sitting in Algebra (it will be the higher of the 2 scores that will be used for graduation requirements).</p>
<p>You need to look at your child and his situation and determine what he needs to be successful in the long range.</p>
<p>If he is struggling with reading, how will he pass the English regents (which will be the new common core exam when he enters high school)? </p>
<p>How will he be able to do the document based and theme based essays required for him to pass the US and Global history (which covers 2 years of work where any and everything in world history is up for grabs)? How will he pass the science regents? </p>
<p>Is there a plan for him to get an advanced regents diploma, which will also include the LOTE?</p>
<p>Are you looking to be really ambitious and have him obtain an advanced regents diploma with mastery in math and science (where he has to get an 85 in 3 math regents and 3 science regents)?</p>
<p>Yes, these are things that you have to think about now. If there is a slight possibility that your child can be benefitted from an IEP, you can obtain one. As I stated upstream, if your son has an IEP that cannot be accommodated in the public school system, that is how you will get your Nickerson letter for the Dept of Ed to pay for your child to attend private school on their dime. It will be the IEP that will list the services that your child needs; integrated co-teaching, SETTS, Special classes, therapies, counseling, etc. The IEP will establish long and short term goals. It will be the IEP that will allow him to register fro ACCES-VR through NYSED, that will allow him free life time job training or if college is in is Employment plan, will provide funding to help offset some of the cost (at the CUNY/SUNY rate) for college.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/current_provider_information/vocational_rehabilitation/policies_procedures/0405_college_and_university_training/policy.htm”>http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/current_provider_information/vocational_rehabilitation/policies_procedures/0405_college_and_university_training/policy.htm</a></p>
<p>If you have gone this far with your son, continue to fight the good fight and fight just one more battle, that could make the difference in how your child lives not only 8th grade, but high school, college and the rest of his life</p>