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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure that a school that focuses on Special Needs kids is the answer for the SN education problem. Right now we have more and more kids going to more restrictive environments instead of addressing the problems of providing a proper inclusive environment.
Also, there is no way to do screening for kids prior to admission. In other words, you can't do preferential admissions for SN vs. NT kids. 
Third, make sure you take a long, hard look at St. Coletta's before embarking on the route to SN charters for older kids. You may change your mind knowing that you will need to be levels 1-4 if you are going to claim to be fully inclusive. Not sure if that is what you have in mind.

Finally, prepare to age 10 years for every one year you put into getting a new school up and running. Prepare to have full-time child care lined up for your family. Prepare to work 60-70 hour weeks for 3-5 years, minimum. Prepare for failure, because it is waiting around every corner and you need to have a plan for all of it. Prepare to use up all of your contacts and burn people out as you go through the first couple of years of school. Be prepared for the false friends who want to get in on it. Be prepared to lose these people.

If this doesn't scare you, then you may have what it takes. Good luck.[/quote]

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