Can you redshirt in FCPS?

[Anonymous]

We redshirted our son back in the day (he's 16 now). He was diagnosed with PDD-NOS and definitely benefitted from the extra year in pre-K. His birthday is at the beginning of August, so it was an easy decision for us to make. FCPS did refuse to give him services during this "extra year," but they picked right back up again when he started K. We enrolled him in 5-day morning pre-K with a shadow twice per week and also went to a children's therapy center twice per week. I feel very fortunate that we were afford to afford this oath and did not have to rely on the county.

[Anonymous]

^^ able to afford this path

[Anonymous]

If he doesn’t have a current IEP and in sped PreK then there are no issues with waiting a year. When you do send him, get the process started as soon and it can be done while he’s in private PreK.

If he has the IEP they will push him into K and won’t give him the extra year in their sped program. But you can take him about and when he does go to K they will work with the last dated IEP and work on writing a new one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love if FCPS did what DCPS is doing. A doctor's note for legitimate issues could make for an exception but otherwise, no need for redshirting.

State law allows it, too bad so sad.

Really there isn’t that much redshirting. People are getting mad at made up scenarios. It’s 99% summer birthdays, so no one is turning 7 in Kindergarten or whatever people get their underpants in a twist about.

Well, then state law could be changed too.
-parent of Sept and Aug birthdays who are thriving after starting on time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love if FCPS did what DCPS is doing. A doctor's note for legitimate issues could make for an exception but otherwise, no need for redshirting.

State law allows it, too bad so sad.

Really there isn’t that much redshirting. People are getting mad at made up scenarios. It’s 99% summer birthdays, so no one is turning 7 in Kindergarten or whatever people get their underpants in a twist about.

Well, then state law could be changed too.
-parent of Sept and Aug birthdays who are thriving after starting on time

I was a K teacher. Some kids do benefit from being redshirted. All August/September birthdays are not the same. Sometimes they need another year to blossom.
Law should not be changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love if FCPS did what DCPS is doing. A doctor's note for legitimate issues could make for an exception but otherwise, no need for redshirting.

State law allows it, too bad so sad.

Really there isn’t that much redshirting. People are getting mad at made up scenarios. It’s 99% summer birthdays, so no one is turning 7 in Kindergarten or whatever people get their underpants in a twist about.

We definitely had a K classmate turn 7 this year in May.

Op- it’s an option but honestly it would be a disadvantage for a special needs child.