I have decided since I am no longer a SPED Case Manager at New America and I can refer students to different schools that might benefit them to graduate I am going to get a hold of some past students who got kicked out and give them referrals. The problem before I could not refer or reach out to them when they were unenrolled from the institution. This last year has been most difficult with having to deal with my morals and ethics. The main thing is I was not leading the school and I fought hard for their rights. I only know that even if I didn't agree my hands were tied and I was being supportive for all students, and staff. I however have a specific girl who needs very little to graduate. I started a go fund me page to help her through correspondence classes from and accredited institution from Illinois. I am starting a GoFundMe page it is: https://www.gofundme.com/endpovertystartswi This will be me humbling myself to reach out to others for help for these students. If I could pay for it I would but I have spent so much this year with basketball and in the classroom. I will blog and figure out what other ways I have raised money for this cause. I will also blog about the status of the students. I am also using my facebook to blog. My first priority is to help a young girl who needs 4 credits to graduate. Their is a lot of statistics that explain without an education and literacy poverty is high. This girl suffers from anxiety and trauma. She has the desire to finish school just doesn't have support her mother recently died. She has a hard time functioning in a classroom especially if it is noisy or unruly. I believe she would benefit from correspondence classes. She also doesn't do well with online classes. I will meet with her next week to go through the registration for her to start at American Schools. Pauline