River Valley Middle School

This school has been a big disappointment. Our seventh grader needs special education. He has several learning disabilities that are not being met. Our son is three to four years behind his grade level. He receives special education for English and Math and receives no special education for the most difficult classes; Biology, Health, or History. How can he do regular seventh grade work, if he is three to four years behind the regular seventh grade curriculum? The schools answer is that an aide helps him and they modify the seventh grade curriculum for him. (Ex: of their form of modification. Complete 1-10 instead of 1-20) He is extremely overwhelmed with the seventh grade curriculum and he can t comprehend the work! We have had many many IEP meetings and it seems the school just tell us what we want to hear. Our concerns are not being addressed! Our son was supposed to receive testing and other services in the beginning of his six-grade year. By the middle of the school year, no testing had been done. We found a doctor and paid to have the test done! We had the test results, gave them to the school, and our son still didn t receive services until just before the end of the six-grade school year. we are worried for our Childs safety! We are currently looking into other schooling! I would give this school an F-
--Submitted by a parent