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[quote=Anonymous]This thread was referenced on another one, so as the OP I wanted to add a quick mid-year update for anyone who is in the same situation.

The 15 minutes have been fine and has gone unnoticed. There are some pending admin changes that I think may support continuing this plan next year without the resistance we received this year. Also, my DD’s training location may shift which could allow her some additional transit time and flexibility.

What I’ve learned from looking at the student sign out sheet 3x/week is that kids are leaving for all sorts of things. More than a few kids leave 1-2x/week for private tutoring appointments (their moms asked if we were headed to the same place, which is the only reason I know) that the parents list as “doctor appointment.” There are an infinite number of orthodontist appointments and sports tournament absences on Mondays and Fridays for soccer, lacrosse and hockey tournaments. I don’t feel badly at all for asking for those 15 minutes now that I’ve seen the total volume of missed school.

My DD has shown a lot of responsibility this year because she has to manage leaving from 3 different classrooms due to math groups and specials. She puts in a lot executive functioning work managing her stuff and schedule because she leaves from different parts of campus depending on the class and has to anticipate packing everything up and bringing it to library/math/PE/whatever two periods ahead. She proposed to her math teacher that she will never leave before her work is done (the class ends 10 minutes before the final bell, so she misses 5 minutes) and she proactively asks for her homework assignment if she leaves before it’s given. The music teacher whose class she leaves from has been supportive because our daughter joined the school choir on her afternoon off and worked with her coaches to miss her sport for the holiday concert and rehearsals.

The administrator who was not supportive of this arrangement will not be at the school next year. If we anticipate needing it again, we plan to start that conversation soon, but with a very different starting point. All of my DD’s teachers have said that she manages her classes and departure with maturity and they’re really supportive of her in and out of the classroom.

I was really nervous going into this situation, but I learned a lot about advocating for my kid and the “tall poppy” dynamic some others mentioned. The people who were bothered by what DD is doing are actually few and far between and out of step with where the school is headed.[/quote]

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