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Anonymous (c133)
My child is currently at a private school and makes it to practice with just enough time to change, do her hair, and play around briefly before warmups. Next year at the same school, her grade will be dismissed later. Due to traffic patterns, the extra 15 minutes means she would arrive at practice 30 minutes late based on a recent test drive.
We could switch schools to one that is public and dismisses earlier, but their schedule is in flux and may switch to later dismissal times in the future.
So my question for experienced parents is: when did you approach your school about early dismissal for a sport?
1) in the spring?
2) in the summer before teacher assignments?
3) in the summer after teacher assignments?
Did you approach the principal/head of school with an early dismissal request or go straight to the classroom teacher?
Also, how does your school handle dismissal logistics? Does your student walk themselves out? Do you have to go in and sign them out? Are they allowed to quietly pack up mid-class or do they have to wait for the teacher to signal to them that it’s ok? I’m imagining my obedient child at the mercy of an uncooperative teacher and I already feel like I’m stressing out in the parking lot.
To make it more complicated, her school’s specialist and block scheduling mean that certain classes might only take place at the end of the day and once per week. She’s only in elementary school, but I would feel awful if she had to miss a favorite class like art for an entire year because of gymnastics. Unfortunately teachers are assigned before specialists’ schedules are arranged, so I can’t request that she join the classroom that doesn’t have X class during the final period on Y day. And it’s probably obvious from my question, but no one from her school goes to her gym. The majority go to nearby public districts with earlier dismissals and there are a few who are homeschooled.
I don’t know how to handle this but want to make it work for my daughter!
We could switch schools to one that is public and dismisses earlier, but their schedule is in flux and may switch to later dismissal times in the future.
So my question for experienced parents is: when did you approach your school about early dismissal for a sport?
1) in the spring?
2) in the summer before teacher assignments?
3) in the summer after teacher assignments?
Did you approach the principal/head of school with an early dismissal request or go straight to the classroom teacher?
Also, how does your school handle dismissal logistics? Does your student walk themselves out? Do you have to go in and sign them out? Are they allowed to quietly pack up mid-class or do they have to wait for the teacher to signal to them that it’s ok? I’m imagining my obedient child at the mercy of an uncooperative teacher and I already feel like I’m stressing out in the parking lot.
To make it more complicated, her school’s specialist and block scheduling mean that certain classes might only take place at the end of the day and once per week. She’s only in elementary school, but I would feel awful if she had to miss a favorite class like art for an entire year because of gymnastics. Unfortunately teachers are assigned before specialists’ schedules are arranged, so I can’t request that she join the classroom that doesn’t have X class during the final period on Y day. And it’s probably obvious from my question, but no one from her school goes to her gym. The majority go to nearby public districts with earlier dismissals and there are a few who are homeschooled.
I don’t know how to handle this but want to make it work for my daughter!