Monday, August 13, 2012
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The coalition might be the best-known parent advocacy group in the region. Its members represent several constituencies, including parents of special education and gifted education students and fiscal watchdogs. The group's defining victory came this school year when the school system scaled back the fees charged to families for course materials.
Coalition leaders have drawn attention to the misuse of funds collected from students for activities, the broadcast of a commercial radio service on school buses and, with their "Weast Watch" blog, the travel habits of Weast and his lieutenants.
The Washington Post, June 4, 2009
Tip: Include the word "minutes" in your search keywords to focus your search on BOE minutes. But note that the search function on the MCPS website has been broken by a redesign on the site by the MCPS Public Information Office. It is no longer possible to restrict your search to just Board of Education minutes.
Special education funding reflected a 2 1/2 million surplus overall but the non-public tuition costs for special education was underestimated. There was a $300,000 deficit in this category. Consequently, MCPS is vehemently opposing parents, who are advocating for non-public placement based on the unique needs of the child. MCPS has been falsely stating they can manage certain situations in the general education environment. This is an example of how the inclusion theme has been misrepresented and is a failure. Many of these children cannot be handled in the general setting. It is bad for the student and overwhelming for the teacher and other students in the classroom.
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