So where have we come under Dr. Weast’s 11 years of leadership. The short answer is NOWHERE.
In FY2000 14.7% of African American and Hispanic students were identified as disabled, and that was 3.7% higher than the rest of the MCPS population. Today 13.9% of African American and Hispanic students are identified as needing Special Education which is 3.6% higher than the rest of the MCPS population.
The conclusion is that over the past 11 years the over-representation of minorities has only been reduced by a statistically insignificant 0.1% (one in a thousand). Despite a laundry list of programs, initiatives, trainings, and procedural changes we remain where we were over a decade ago. None of Dr. Weast’s efforts in this major focus area have been effective. Why not? Perhaps we have not addressed the real problem? Or, perhaps it has been a focus area in name only?
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