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School Part 2

Yeah, so that previous post about Carter starting at a later date at an out of district school...scratch that. I called the director for our Pre-K program here in Terrebonne Parish and she pretty much stated that all schools are full and there was no room. Great! Telling the truth and being honest always backfires!

Let me backtrack some here...Way back before we decided to sell our house I registered Carter for Pre-K at the school in our district now. Then when we knew  for sure we were moving, I contacted the necessary people and they said the school he would be going to once we moved had a waiting list, BUT he could go to another school nearby. They would have to wait till school started to see the numbers. Well, school started yesterday for them so I called to see how things were going and that we were still waiting to see where Carter could go...then the ball dropped. Hmm, OK there goes that!

 I took it a step further and spoke to the Assistant Super Intendent who said basically the same thing. She did add that if I would have not notified anyone of the move he could have still attended the school he was registered at with some special permission from her, but once I notified the new school he was dropped and his spot was filled. Just sounds so unfair to me...but it is what it is and I have contacted everyone I can and nothing more can be done. Not unless they start some new classes, which are in the works but who knows when that will happen!

Needless to say I am quite upset. Carter will turn 5 October 29th and he needs to be in school, with friends, and learning...he just does. I am not quite sure what we will do yet. With the move and the new house, private schooling was not something we were prepared for.




Side Note- Pre-K is not mandatory here and it is a Federal based program. Boy have I learned a lot about our "Federal Programs" the last few months! They suck!

(Our buyer has a Rural Development Federal loan and it has been a complete disaster!)

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  1. AngelaAugust 22, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    Meagan I know in Dallas we have mothers day out programs just 2 days a week usually at local churches...my kids have always loved it and it's not $... Just a thought :)

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  2. Maegan0514August 22, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    Angela, he did the CDO program last year and it was great! Cade gets to go now 1 day / week. EEEkkk. But Carter "graduated" and was ready for big school. I just don't want to make him go back for some reason I feel like it would be a regression...he would be just fine. I know..just the point. lol.

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