Special Ed Disaster

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Wow. "more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table," what does that mean.

My take is that the PP means more seats and locations of ASR, Bridge, SESES, GTLD, expand Bridge to elem.

This. But also programs like RICA and the now closed Mark Twain. Some kids are pushed into regular classes but they really don’t do well in that environment
. They keep being passed along because they need way more support than what staff at a regular hs can provide. SESES needs a complete overhaul. It is not working for most students who are in it. Some kids should not be mainstreamed but trying to move them is a beaurocratic nightmare so school staff often give up

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

Read the PP. "The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system."

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Wow. "more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table," what does that mean.

My take is that the PP means more seats and locations of ASR, Bridge, SESES, GTLD, expand Bridge to elem.

This. But also programs like RICA and the now closed Mark Twain. Some kids are pushed into regular classes but they really don’t do well in that environment
. They keep being passed along because they need way more support than what staff at a regular hs can provide. SESES needs a complete overhaul. It is not working for most students who are in it. Some kids should not be mainstreamed but trying to move them is a beaurocratic nightmare so school staff often give up

Has anyone ever wondered or asked why Bridge gets their own RTSE, but discrete programs such as LFI, SCB, and Classic Autism don’t? I’ve never agreed with that.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Sped kids are mostly in gen ed classrooms. Not supporting them affects everyone.

Most of the kids are not supported or minimally supported. Let’s be real.

Interesting. My kid is in first grade and doesn't have an IEP. I have found her teachers to be phenomenal and definitely supportive.

To offer another data point. My kid was not supported at all. Teased. Bullied. Suspended. Sent to the office almost daily. ASD. No IEP. Stalled again and again by the school administration, until we hired an attorney. This was in an "excellent" 9-10/10 rated school.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Sped kids are mostly in gen ed classrooms. Not supporting them affects everyone.

Most of the kids are not supported or minimally supported. Let’s be real.

Interesting. My kid is in first grade and doesn't have an IEP. I have found her teachers to be phenomenal and definitely supportive.

To offer another data point. My kid was not supported at all. Teased. Bullied. Suspended. Sent to the office almost daily. ASD. No IEP. Stalled again and again by the school administration, until we hired an attorney. This was in an "excellent" 9-10/10 rated school.

Same- my kid was not supported at all. I basically had to educate my DD myself

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Sped kids are mostly in gen ed classrooms. Not supporting them affects everyone.

Most of the kids are not supported or minimally supported. Let’s be real.

Interesting. My kid is in first grade and doesn't have an IEP. I have found her teachers to be phenomenal and definitely supportive.

To offer another data point. My kid was not supported at all. Teased. Bullied. Suspended. Sent to the office almost daily. ASD. No IEP. Stalled again and again by the school administration, until we hired an attorney. This was in an "excellent" 9-10/10 rated school.

Same- my kid was not supported at all. I basically had to educate my DD myself

Another one. Child with an IEP that got bullied so significantly school no longer was safe. So sick of stupid “meetings” with no actionable plan. Child is now pulled from MCPS and is working on GED. My heart hurts

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Wow. "more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table," what does that mean.

My take is that the PP means more seats and locations of ASR, Bridge, SESES, GTLD, expand Bridge to elem.

This. But also programs like RICA and the now closed Mark Twain. Some kids are pushed into regular classes but they really don’t do well in that environment
. They keep being passed along because they need way more support than what staff at a regular hs can provide. SESES needs a complete overhaul. It is not working for most students who are in it. Some kids should not be mainstreamed but trying to move them is a beaurocratic nightmare so school staff often give up

With funding cuts and educational trends moving away from self-contained programs, you are getting a real hodgepodge of kids even in the few programs that remain. So you get kids with impulse/behavioral challenges mixed in with court-involved kids, and then kids in mental health crisis, plus kids with ASD all in the same room, even if they manage to get a placement.

It's chaos and it doesn't work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my school the entire Special Ed department is leaving.

This doesn't bode well for next year.

If a school has less SPED positions or qualified teachers who can do the job, students with IEPs/504s will suffer.

If your child has a disability, I suggest you reach out to the entire County Council because this affects everyone. This means that the kid who is high strung or a behavior challenge will impact the learning of his peers.

Good riddance! Sorry but we had to move districts because culture of MCPS was so bad, particularly SPED folks (been cutting by not adding positions for years; failed in reading wars, promethian board/digital tool shortcuts)

Certain pondering some foolish ‘robot’ to teach kids - pricey vaporware for suckers.