Favorite Photo Friday - Kelly On The Move

Beginning this year, due to Florida class size enforcement, Kelly got blocked out from our zoned school because we were in the North. When we came back, we were simply told there was no room available at her school. So, she was assigned to a different school.


It was not an ideal situation. She was away from all her friends and in a different school than her sister. But she handled it beautifully. Made new friends.. Only thing was that the academic standards are different. So, we decided to work on getting her back to her zoned school.


It was not an easy task.. When we heard there were transfers at her old school, we immediately jumped on it. We talked with the school and we talked with the county. We decided the best way to handle this is to ask for a face to face meeting and it worked. For two days, we sat at the county office waiting for someone that can discuss our situation. School is open now, but only to new students. We didn't give up.. Finally, they made an exception for Kelly. Starting this week, she is back to her old school.. with her old friends.. and she is very happy.


In one week, she has taken seven advanced reading tests compare to one in the past few month. She is back to her gifted class with her friends and she has to study hard to compete with them. She rides school bus with her sister everyday that makes Allison so happy.


Now, we just need to decide if she is going to a private school or stay with the public school system next year. This weekend we are going to visit a Catholic school to review their curriculum. Kelly is a very bright kid, but needs more challenges. We are hoping that she will be able to stay with the public school with all her friends. Time will tell. We only want the best for her.

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