Unfortunately, he ignored a key constituency in that fading school system: the thousands of students with special needs. Routinely denied the support and services they need, nearly one in three of Montgomery County Public Schools’ special-ed students do not obtain diplomas. With such a record, who dares utter the word achievement?
The board could make an important gesture by ordering all schools to end the practice of writing special-education plans — individualized education plans, in the schools’ jargon — with limited input of parents or students. No more should school officials, during mandatory annual reviews of students’ progress, keep parents waiting in the lobby while they run a “pre-meeting” behind closed doors.
Bill Myers, Washington
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/still-failing-special-education-students/2015/03/04/95598c30-c1c0-11e4-a188-8e4971d37a8d_story.html
Thank you for your exposure. It is/will make a difference .The pressure is getting heavy now on administration and they will not be able to continue much longer without adjustments to their criteria, labeling, and game plan for success of the disabled. In some cases classrooms have to be modified to code,
ReplyDeleteThank you for encouraging a discussion on the " toxic maneuvering" that MCPS employs during the IEP process and Due Process Hearings. It is simply unethical how MCPS bullies parents.
ReplyDeletepadres!!!!!!!!saben q' quiere decir IEP........IEP....quiere decir !!!!!!!repetirles la misma mierda de lunes a viernes......para q' no avancen !!!!!ese es trabajo q' hacen las profesoras q' dicen estar entrenadas en;SPECIAL NEEDS!!!!..........ese es el plan maldito de MCPS........se lo hicieron a mi hijo!!!.........fuera!!!! george r.moore ...fuera rita sheare.....!!!!personas indeseables, descriminadoras, cubridoras de .DEPREDADORS!!!!!!..............schools dangerous!!!!!..CARLS SANBURGS , KENNEDY KRIEGER .ROCK TERRACE ...
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