Mcps special ed shake up?

[Anonymous]

Heard a lot of the reorganization affected special Ed - specifically central office. Anyone have details? How will those affect services?

[Anonymous]

I have heard the same, but don't know the specifics. I know there is a big push to get kids mainstreamed regardless of whether that hurts the child or mainstream classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have heard the same, but don't know the specifics. I know there is a big push to get kids mainstreamed regardless of whether that hurts the child or mainstream classroom.

This is the worst possible option for everyone involved. It hurts everyone, so will that make the leadership happy?

[Anonymous]

Special Ed needs a LOT of improvements. Ask the people who are working in discrete programs - Classic Autism, LFI, SCB.

[Anonymous]

I hope so. We were refused an iep despite long documented concerns.

[Anonymous]

I hope so...it's pretty terrible for both students and staff

[Anonymous]

Too many special ed kids, not enough resources.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't the new org chart take effect for FY26 (July 1)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Special Ed needs a LOT of improvements. Ask the people who are working in discrete programs - Classic Autism, LFI, SCB.

What is a discrete program?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Special Ed needs a LOT of improvements. Ask the people who are working in discrete programs - Classic Autism, LFI, SCB.

What is a discrete program?

A program that specializes in a particular profile. May have some or all classes self contained (all kids with disabilities).

[Anonymous]

A reorg of OSE is long overdue. 🤯 The support given to schools is woefully inadequate and staff continue to be harmed by out of control students. For the most part, school admin is told to, “just deal with it”. Heard Associate Superintendent Wyles has already gone back to PGPS.

[Anonymous]

Amen! We've long needed an overhaul in special ed in CO. Given the federal and state and local funding trends, I'm not sure what exactly they'll be able to do, but the current bunch is awful. Overcrowded discrete classrooms because there aren't enough of them, long-term subs instead of teachers, not enough special ed paras, the list is endless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A reorg of OSE is long overdue. 🤯 The support given to schools is woefully inadequate and staff continue to be harmed by out of control students. For the most part, school admin is told to, “just deal with it”. Heard Associate Superintendent Wyles has already gone back to PGPS.

Yes, the Associate Superintendent of Special Education position has been posted since February 5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amen! We've long needed an overhaul in special ed in CO. Given the federal and state and local funding trends, I'm not sure what exactly they'll be able to do, but the current bunch is awful. Overcrowded discrete classrooms because there aren't enough of them, long-term subs instead of teachers, not enough special ed paras, the list is endless.

If the problem is staffing, it’s a tough one to fix unless you have a lot of money to throw at it.

[Anonymous]

The amount of identified kids is high. The severity of needs has exploded. Yet, the student-teacher ratio has increased- especially in the discrete programs. My understanding is that the new superintendent wants to close down discrete programs in elementary and limited them in middle and high. Unfortunately, we need more programs, not fewer.