tntgoodwin Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I don't know if anyone here would be able to help or not, but what would you do in this situation? Last year dd6 was going to start Kindergarten. We were zoned for her to go to SCHOOL A, but they re-zoned or whatever, and she was going to have to go to SCHOOL B. However, if you had the child registered by a certain date, they would be grandfathered in at SCHOOL A. We preferred for her to go to SCHOOL A over SCHOOL B, so we registered her. After that, but before school started, we decided to homeschool instead. So she never went. This fall she will start 1st grade, and now we need to send a letter of intent to the school she would attend if she weren't homeschooled. The question is, does that letter need to go to SCHOOL A or SCHOOL B? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I would probably just send the letter to School A and a copy to B. Wow, though. That seems like it requires way too much thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I'd send it to the Superintendent of the district and let them sort it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 We have 3 elementary schools in our city and I called the Superintendent's office to ask which school DS would go to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Do they usually have to re-register each year, or is it generally a 1 time thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Do they usually have to re-register each year, or is it generally a 1 time thing? For hs'ing? We have to send a letter of intent every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Are you sure you are supposed to send it to the school itself? In our state, we send the LOI to the school district every fall. I realize the rules are probably different in different states, just thought it worth a mention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Are you sure you are supposed to send it to the school itself? In our state, we send the LOI to the school district every fall. I realize the rules are probably different in different states, just thought it worth a mention. HSLDA says it goes to the school the child would attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I'd send it to the Superintendent of the district and let them sort it out. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Call the district office and ask which one they want you to send it to. That is what I did when we were re-zoned in Hawaii. In our case, they had me send it to the new school. Do they usually have to re-register each year, or is it generally a 1 time thing? You have to send in a LOI in Hawaii any time they would change schools. Not every year, but not only one time either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Are you sure you are supposed to send it to the school itself? In our state, we send the LOI to the school district every fall. I realize the rules are probably different in different states, just thought it worth a mention. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Are you sure you are supposed to send it to the school itself? In our state, we send the LOI to the school district every fall. I realize the rules are probably different in different states, just thought it worth a mention. In Hawaii it goes to the school. And every school treats it differently. So crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Do you still have the paperwork that grandfathered you? If so, I'd send it to School A and see what happens. More often than not, in a bureaucracy, if "no" is easy to say, they'll say it. If it's an effort for them to frustrate your goal, they are less likely to do it. "Maybe I should be giving this work to Secretary B instead of you, what do you think?" "You need to go to School B. Bye." vs. "Here's this letter of intent. Says she's grandfathered. Does that still apply? I don't recall seeing this FAQ in the manual. Maybe I gotta look something up, talk to someone, and write this guy a letter and then listen to him complain. Hmm. Well, if there's no specific rule against it . . . ." ETA: I'm assuming you'd want to deal with School A in case she ever does go back to school or need any services from there. Edited June 14, 2012 by SKL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 ETA: I'm assuming you'd want to deal with School A in case she ever does go back to school or need any services from there. This brings up a good point. Perhaps continuing to deal with School A keeps it "your school" in case you ever need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 This brings up a good point. Perhaps continuing to deal with School A keeps it "your school" in case you ever need it. According to what they told me a few years ago, it will not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 So, we sent the letter to SCHOOL A. They called us and asked dw a few questions about it. They said then they would send it to SCHOOL B, I guess that's where it should have gone in the first place. But, very nice of SCHOOL A to send it over for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 So, we sent the letter to SCHOOL A. They called us and asked dw a few questions about it. They said then they would send it to SCHOOL B, I guess that's where it should have gone in the first place. But, very nice of SCHOOL A to send it over for us. That is nice of them, I would keep a record of the call day and time and persin you spoke with. Also, check with School B to see be sure they received the letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Glad it worked out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Are you sure you are supposed to send it to the school itself? In our state, we send the LOI to the school district every fall. I realize the rules are probably different in different states, just thought it worth a mention. This is what we had to do this year as well-send it in to the district. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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