Do I have an option of what school I can..UPDATE***********

In my experience, Catholic schools will usually accept non-Catholic students. Catholic schools in my area are as good or better than the average grades in my county, and students tend to have high drive and good academic skills.
It's somethin' to look into if you feel like it.

 

Well sorry to hear about those troubles, I can relate. Get her out of there NOW. She is too important. She is only in Kinder, so she can miss a little school while you figure this out!
1. You don't have to "lie" to send her to another school. You can apply at the district office for an interdistrict transfer or intradistrict transfer to a better school of your choice. There does not have to be a better reason than "your local school is terrible" but you can also cite a reason like "your job is nearer to the preferred school." Apply at more than one school. I did this with my kids.
2. Are you totally sure you can't home school her?? The states make it easy on you nowadays by giving you a packet you complete in a week then bring it back and you both meet with the teacher. You're not all on your own.
3. Look into that application for a scholarship thing. Sounds like a good idea!

 

Quote:You won't know about the cost until you ask. It's often based on income.



Quote:I grew up in a small rural community with many monority kids. Our school consistently scored better than most other schools. It's about family values and work ethic.

Quote:Most states have laws that allow a child to stay out of school until a certain age. Most people can skip kindergarten if they wish. Unless you waited a really long time to start her in school, you might be OK. Check the laws.

Edited to remove racial comment and repies to same.

 

I bet that you DO have the capability to homeschool her. It is different these days! Research the Homeschool school based programs in your area! You just follow along the materials they give you once a week! There is one in my area where the kids choose to go 2 or 3 or 5 times a week to the school the homeschool program is based out of. The other days they just complete their packets. Maybe someone else knowledgeable can chime in.
And I agree w/ horsejody that Kinder I believe everywhere is paid for by the state but technically optional. (This is my understanding. A relative of mine didn't go to kinder in Illinois, the parents thought she was "too mature" LOL)

 

Homeschooling is EASY! I have done it with my 2 for the past 3 years. It really is daunting when you do not know much about it, but once you get the ins and outs it is so simple! Only hard part is the paperwork, only because I HATE paperwork


ETA: Feel free to ask me any questions whether by PM or here.

 

Can you not send her out of district for a cost? I know here you can send out of district for a fee, providing they have the room. I'm all to familiar with minority schools. I have nothing against the color of your skin or where you were born, but the language barrier in some of our city schools is awful. It makes learning for the more advanced children almost impossible.

 

I've never encountered a Catholic school that requires the children to be Catholic. In fact, you don't even have to be Christian. I've met atheist and Jewish families who send their children to Catholic schools because of the solid learning experience. Price-wise, they're usually very reasonable and are willing to work with you to make it work for you.

 

Homeschooling would be your best option, IMO. Homeschooling is very advanced nowadays, and anyone can do it. I am in highschool, and homeschooled. My mother does not have the education to teach me, just today we were playing scrabble, and she got a triple word score and thought 8x3 was 27. She has a lot of common sense but not much academically at all. So I do my school online 100%. Your daughter is too young for that, of course. I do a local online school [it is graded online and everything], but you should check out www.connectionsacademy.com I have a friend who does this. They are grades K-12 I think. For the older kids it is mostly online, but for the youngins in is almost all with materials [textbooks, workbooks, activities, etc.]. It is extremely rigorous and engaging, and has a VERY high satisfaction rate. And the best part is it is 100% FREE and government funded. My friend's family is low income, and they even sent her a free computer and pay for her internet service. I would do this school, but being in the local online school allows be to play soccer and go to school dances, which is important to me. You should really check it out.
Ashlyn