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[quote=Anonymous]The school has major issues with the handling of this specific student and counseling out in general. There needs to be benchmarks and a corrective action plan to remain in school.

-K and 1st: Teachers say he is an “outstanding student,” one wrote, and “obviously artistically gifted.” Teachers praised his empathy and care for other students."

-2nd and 3rd: learning disorders emerge, family hires a tutor. At start of 3rd grade, headmaster of lower school suggests he goes elsewhere for 4th grade. School recommends evaluator for a neuropsyche who finds: "he had a high I.Q. and good reading comprehension but that he had trouble retrieving letters and numbers when writing." Mother asks neuropsyche evaluator about whether child should remain at St Ann's or go to a specialist school, evaluator states: "“She said, ‘He can do it with support,’” Ms. Lariviere said. “I asked, ‘What about these specialized schools?’ And she said, ‘That would be overkill,’” and that Ellis might be bored."

-3rd grade: "Ellis’s third-grade teachers continued to give him positive reports, even as the administration said he should look elsewhere. So Mr. Gural asked: What benchmarks was Ellis not meeting? The school ultimately allowed him to return for fourth grade."

-4th to 7th grade: the story does not address this time period, big red flag IMHO

-8th grade: "Ellis had never been asked to repeat a class or been disciplined for behavioral issues. There was no grading structure in which he had failed. His midyear reports from eighth grade note his problems with writing and organization, but also his progress, and they praise him for his creative thinking and contributions to his classes."

I get why his parents were shocked. He seemed to be plodding along in school and had no disciplinary problems.[/quote]

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