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Friday, October 9, 2015

Audit Finds MCPS is "largely compliant" with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

The Montgomery County Board of Education has released a consultants report on MCPS Special Education services.  Here are a few lowlights from the report.

What's a violation of the law here and there when you are dealing with children with special education needs?


And don't miss this finding from the report: 


And this statement:

 ...In addition, school staff need to be held accountable for questionable practices....(Page 55)

MCPS identifies less students with disabilities than other districts...(we already knew this)

 
 Here's the full report:


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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 12, 2015 at 10:43 AM

    Was there a Washington Post article on this?

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    1. Janis SartucciOctober 12, 2015 at 11:18 AM

      Why don't you check and let us know. The Washington Post loves to print MCPS press releases with some embellishment, but the odds of an actual article with any research are slim to none. We are still waiting for the Post investigative article on child abuse in MCPS. That article has been in the works for over two years.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 12, 2015 at 11:26 AM

      Washington Post Investigative Article! LOL

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    3. AnonymousOctober 12, 2015 at 5:55 PM

      Post article from October 9th: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/study-montgomery-schools-follow-special-education-law-but-can-do-more/2015/10/09/87d994a8-6e7f-11e5-aa5b-f78a98956699_story.html

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  2. AnonymousOctober 12, 2015 at 3:32 PM

    The "win rate" at hearing was surprising. That implies that the district is only going to hearing on strong cases and settling everything else, which is a bit at odds with our view that they are too litigious.

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    1. Janis SartucciOctober 12, 2015 at 5:36 PM

      It doesn't imply that at all. But, nice try.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 12, 2015 at 7:16 PM

      you are way off. They go to bat even against cases that have great representation and little to no chance of winning on the part of the district.. That gives their defense lawyers a chance to make some money before settling and avoiding a loss in court. . . The small cases? The only thing settled with the poor folks. is that their children of need all go back to the dungeon rooms as outlined by a number of folks here previously..

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    3. AnonymousOctober 12, 2015 at 10:20 PM

      You described the county's 'modus operandi' to a tee!

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