Celebrating the election victory

Please have your friend contact the school with her concerns...I would be wary about receiving advice from a strangers on a blog, who do not appear to work in the school system as I do.  At the school level the best people to approach would be the classroom teacher, the school counselor, the school psychologist, or the school social worker. All would be well informed on programs and resources available for the child. I do not want you to have misinformation like some I am seeing here.

Get the book Understanding Girls with ADHD by Kathleen Nadeau so they can educate themselves to be the best possible advocates for their daughter.

From a diagnosis perspective - it needs to be done by a medical doctor or psychiatrist. It seems Triangle Family Services may be a place for them to start. It's a gray science, so the parents who know the child the best need to be educated about the condition to help ensure an accurate diagnosis.

2. Question: To whom does Triangle Family Services provide services?
Answer: Most of the families seeking help at TFS are employed and holding down two or more jobs just to make ends meet. Over 80% of the people we serve in the Triangle live below the poverty level.

3. Question: How has Triangle Family Services' Mental Health Program helped the community?
Answer: Last year, Triangle Family Services helped more than 900 low-income families, children, and individuals receive mental health counseling, psychiatric services and psychological testing by licensed and professional clinicians. Over 75% of families receiving counseling showed significant improvement dealing with every day family situations.

ADHD is one of the things TFS listed among their mental health services.

http://www.tfsnc.org/ 

From a school perspective, there is a process they would have to go through called the IEP (Individualized Education Plan) process in order to get her accomodations. A school counselor should know where to start the process. IF she is ADHD but still at or above grade level, they may be told that she does not qualify for special education services, so they will have to learn to be parent advocates.

This organization has helpful information:

http://www.ecac-parentcenter.org/about/contact.htm

Here's a link to the special education department in wcpss. 

http://www.wcpss.net/special-education/

Hope that helps.

Did you know that John Tedesco started a program to give low income children free health care? As VP of Big Sisters Big Brothers I bet his organization has come across this before and may be able to point you in the right direction. Seems like the kind of thing he is looking to help solve. Not sure if this is the right place, but seems like one place to inquire. 

all the money they are going to save from bussing. 

Seriously though, this should not be a WCPSS expense totally paid for by attendees or some other non-public source. 

But I do hope that the money they save from bussing (if they save money as expected) is earmarked for specific programs that increase the learning of ED children - for all the rhetoric of "diversity" champions everyone shares the same goal of increasing the learning i.e. test scores and to stop bussing without helping the children then it will have no impact and the new board will deserve to be called the callous names.  It is a sad fact for America (not just wake county) on how poorly we are educating our children.

If John wants to throw a party, he's allowed.

BTW - I also hope that there is no cake and punch reception when the new board members take office - now THAT is a waste of money.