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[nugget]

Specialmumboy,


So you boy has done the screening already? Have pathlight offer you a place?

PL is so hard to get in cos of the small classroom size. Not too long ago papers said govt will provide counseling for parents to "open their minds" to let their kids go special schools if need to. But problem is there is not enough spaces in special needs school in the first place.

[ImMeeMee]

specialboymum:

Hi ImMeeMee


Is your girl going P1 next year? Maybe it may be a good idea to start contacting Pathlight. Before they except your enrolment, they will need to do another round of assessment (in other word, the psy's assessment report is only reference). Also be mentally prepared for the long queue.

We submitted our son's enrolment to Pathlight through KKH CDU in June, we only get the appointment for assessment towards december (though there were also some hiccups in between like KKH forgot to submit the original diagnosis report of my son's condition). Pathlight also told us to expect at least 9 months-1.5 years of wait if my son pass their assessment, as they were already 50% over capacity. We panicked as we were worried what is he going to do during the 1.5 years wait? So we sent him to mainstream. It was difficult at start but now we think it isn't a bad idea to be in mainstream so as to learn integrating with his normal peers

Anyway, I don't know what is the situation in Pathlight now- I heard that they open up more vacancy... but I still think it is good to be prepared earlier and also good to have a plan B

specialboymum

Thanks for the advice.

We were advised to start submitting application to PL within these two months. PL application ends by June. Then they start their screening process by second half of the year for next year enrolment.

Yes, have heard horror stories of how applications went awry, so I am keeping a close tab on this. Plan B is likely to ask for deferment at current EIPIC while we wait for PL.

Did PL eventually get back to you after its assessment, and how long away was that?

[mashy]

specialboymum:

Hi ImMeeMee


Is your girl going P1 next year? Maybe it may be a good idea to start contacting Pathlight. Before they except your enrolment, they will need to do another round of assessment (in other word, the psy's assessment report is only reference). Also be mentally prepared for the long queue.

We submitted our son's enrolment to Pathlight through KKH CDU in June, we only get the appointment for assessment towards december (though there were also some hiccups in between like KKH forgot to submit the original diagnosis report of my son's condition). Pathlight also told us to expect at least 9 months-1.5 years of wait if my son pass their assessment, as they were already 50% over capacity. We panicked as we were worried what is he going to do during the 1.5 years wait? So we sent him to mainstream. It was difficult at start but now we think it isn't a bad idea to be in mainstream so as to learn integrating with his normal peers

Anyway, I don't know what is the situation in Pathlight now- I heard that they open up more vacancy... but I still think it is good to be prepared earlier and also good to have a plan B

So if pathlight offers u the place now, will u still take it up? Or your son has coped well in mainstream much better than expected?

[helplessmum3]

Imeemee , congrats … PL is too consider mainstream according to rainbow …

May I know what PV stand for?

[nugget]

PV means parent volunteer. Usually people need to clock 40 hours of services to school in order to get into phase 2B of P1 registration.


Yup, pathlight school is very well suit for our kids with HF ASD. But the distance and cost is a factor to me. That’s also part of the reason why I want to try mainstream first.

[phtthp]

helplessmum3:

May I know what PV stand for?

PV = Parent Volunteer, ie. contributing your time, effort and skill(s) desired in a primary school.

clocking minimal 40 hours, to apply for your child's ideal school of choice under Phase 2B.
In some schools - some clock 60 hours, others clock 80 hours, depend on individual school(s).

However under PV, there is no guarantee that your child gets in.
When demand exceed available vacancies in that school, balloting takes place - based on the child's citizenship + distance from the school.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=269

[ImMeeMee]

Dear all mummies who have congratulated me, thanks!


But hor ... this is just the first step ... still have considerable issues to tackle along the way before we even confirm our enrolment.

In any case, I appreciate the well wishes ...

I am wondering whether there is a thread at this forum dedicated to PL parents networking.

[nugget]

ImMeeMee:

Dear all mummies who have congratulated me, thanks!


But hor ... this is just the first step ... still have considerable issues to tackle along the way before we even confirm our enrolment.

In any case, I appreciate the well wishes ...

I am wondering whether there is a thread at this forum dedicated to PL parents networking.

ImMeeMee,

I think you are the first parent here whose child is enrolled into pathlight.

You can always start a PL thread in the forum. I would love to read what PL kids and parents did and try to learn from them too.
May the enrollment goes smoothly for you :rahrah:

[specialboymum]

mashy:

specialboymum:

Hi ImMeeMee


Is your girl going P1 next year? Maybe it may be a good idea to start contacting Pathlight. Before they except your enrolment, they will need to do another round of assessment (in other word, the psy's assessment report is only reference). Also be mentally prepared for the long queue.

We submitted our son's enrolment to Pathlight through KKH CDU in June, we only get the appointment for assessment towards december (though there were also some hiccups in between like KKH forgot to submit the original diagnosis report of my son's condition). Pathlight also told us to expect at least 9 months-1.5 years of wait if my son pass their assessment, as they were already 50% over capacity. We panicked as we were worried what is he going to do during the 1.5 years wait? So we sent him to mainstream. It was difficult at start but now we think it isn't a bad idea to be in mainstream so as to learn integrating with his normal peers

Anyway, I don't know what is the situation in Pathlight now- I heard that they open up more vacancy... but I still think it is good to be prepared earlier and also good to have a plan B

So if pathlight offers u the place now, will u still take it up? Or your son has coped well in mainstream much better than expected?

We didn't go for the assessment. I didn't know what got into me at that time, I told the PL's administrator that I got my son a placement in mainstream as a back up plan, and after a short chat with her on the over capacity situation in PL, I somehow feel that it is not right for me to hold on to enrollment, so we withdraw. Well, I got scolding for being stupid by my folks after that. :oops:

So far, he is doing pretty ok, making significant improvement, though we need to spend more effort to guide him. Unless we come to stage when we see the need to consider special school, I think we will not rock the boat for now.

[ImMeeMee]

nugget:

ImMeeMee,

I think you are the first parent here whose child is enrolled into pathlight.

You can always start a PL thread in the forum. I would love to read what PL kids and parents did and try to learn from them too.
May the enrollment goes smoothly for you :rahrah:

errr ... not confirmed enrolled yet leh. Until the day that I receive the confirmation letter, this battle is not over yet. There's still PL screening to tackle ...