My son w/IEP will b goin to kinder & the home school didnt meet AYP & is lowest rated does he have to go here?

It depends. Do you live in an area with a large enough district to have anther school he might go to? Also AYP normally will be lower for a school district with many children with special needs. State testing is harder for them. You really need to get to know the special education department at that school because AYP or not they are the ones going to be helping your son.

Fat Cat...It's time to schmooze. Your sons education can be as good if not better at his homeschool but it all depends on the special education teacher assigned to him.. Befriend her, ask for a meeting and get her on your side..ensure her that you want what is best and are willing to do whatever it takes..AND then DO IT. Your sons future lies in the hands of that special education teacher, make your son as important to her as he is to you.

Since he has an IEP, I'd say yes, but that depends where you live...it will vary state to state. In FL, if your child has an IEP and attends a school, then the next year, he can apply for a McKay scholarship. That scholarship will allow him to attend another public or private school (if the private school accepts McKay and if the public school has the program and the units are not full). The parent is responsible for transportation. He can stay at the school on McKay until he finishes all the grades there...he'd then have to apply for a new McKay if he wanted to go to a middle school that was out of his home school district. Call your district's ESE dept. as soon as possible and ask.

Sending a child to an out of area school can be done for certain IEP accomodations. However, for that to happen, the child would have to try to placement in the school and then you would need to appeal the placement on the grounds his IEP is not being met. You would have to go through the appropriate steps and, if in reveiwing the situation, the board feels your son's needs are being met, they can refuse the change. However, you maybe able to have your son change schools, staying on the IEP, if your district and state allow it. Some areas will allow children from other schools to transfer if a)there are openings available for the child in the appropriate class and b) parents provide all transportation to and from school. You can look into this if you feel strongly about it, but keep in mind the school you want your son to go into will not only need to have space for him in whatever class/grade he would be placed in, but has to be able to meet the accomodations of his IEP. The school may have higher test scores, but they may not have the same services or specialists available that the other school may have. And since attending that school would be by your choice, they do not have to accomodate him by creating new services they did not already have. My advice would be to visit the school. See for yourself how well they handle their special ed/IEP services and exactly what services they offer. You may also want to take a closer look at the testing scores. You should be able to tell how many kids in the school are on IEP's from the demographic breakdown of the scores. This can give you a general idea of how well they may do with your son's needs.