Day 6: ADHD and ODD

Welcome to Day 6!!

Today I met with Noah's home room teacher and his principal in order to get him a 504 plan.  He is struggling a little bit in Math and Science, but he is doing a lot better than the last school year.  A little background information: Our school district consolidated.  They closed I think 4 elementary schools.  The open ones only have K-4th.  The old Junior high is now the middle school that houses 5th & 6th grade.  7th grade went up to the one high school and 10th grade went to the other high school.  The way they did the middle school has been great.  Each team (of students) has 4 teachers in it.  During specials (STEAM, Art, Gym, Music, Library) these 4 teachers meet daily to go over any student who needs information sent to the other teachers.  The homeroom class stays together to switch classes.

 I am seeing a different Noah.  We are almost there.  A Noah, who loves to read and play soccer.  A Noah who wants to go outside to play.  It has been 2 1/2 years since I have seen this Noah.  

Back to the meeting, it went well.  We are going to have a 504 because no one feels Noah needs an IEP.  I was told Noah is a happy kid, who loves to say Good Morning and bye to his homeroom teacher.  I will get an email from the Principal and need to print out the papers so I can sign them.  I love this principal.  His goal is to get Noah more organized.  At his old school, nothing they did worked.  This move to the new school was the right decision.

Noah is in the Wraparound services here.  It is where a BSC and MT comes into the home.  Noah started in August.  He is doing better.  I have not seen the ugliness of ODD lately.  I am going to try something different.  My one chalkboard I have jobs that need to be done on the first floor.  I have a box on the left.  I put A, N, E in the boxes I think the kids should do.  Each day after school they will have 2 jobs to do.  Simple jobs that won't take long to do.  I will give them a deadline to get it done.  Not sure what yet.

Most of the things that happened today has been in the Good category.

Melissa