Anonymous wrote:My kids class last year only had 1 kid who was redshirted. It was a summer birthday boy. He came in much larger than everyone else and had no friends because he was mean. There must have been an IEP as he had an aide on day 1. But honestly, whatever the school did seemed to really benefit him vs whatever he was getting beforehand. He really improved as the year went on. Sometimes I wonder if he could have been helped sooner by starting on time. On the other hand, maybe he just needed more time to work things out. It's a really tough call.

+1 K teacher

I'm in favor of parents making the decision.
I had a friend whose child was recommended for it (small, late Sept bday). She refused. Smart kid, but immature.
I still think she made a mistake.

Size does not matter, but maturity does.

My kids class last year only had 1 kid who was redshirted. It was a summer birthday boy. He came in much larger than everyone else and had no friends because he was mean. There must have been an IEP as he had an aide on day 1. But honestly, whatever the school did seemed to really benefit him vs whatever he was getting beforehand. He really improved as the year went on. Sometimes I wonder if he could have been helped sooner by starting on time. On the other hand, maybe he just needed more time to work things out. It's a really tough call.

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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.

That’s ridiculous. I’m a kindergarten teacher and I can see it being beneficial for July- September birthdays. Maybe June. But May is ridiculous.

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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.

+1!

-1000 Every child is unique. Let each family decide what is best for their families.

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.

+1!

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.

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.

Agree. Former K teacher who has little issue with redshirting for immaturity. However, a special needs kid will usually get more help in school and likely would not benefit from redshirting.

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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.

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 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

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.

^^ able to afford this path

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.