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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's never unusual for a student to be in ESOL and on FARMs, neither of which are special needs.  If you are a teacher, shouldn't you know that...?[/quote]

Did you read what she wrote?

It's NOT unusual for a kid to be coded/labeled for ALL THREE.

Oftentimes, ESOL students are illiterate in their own languages, too, which makes it difficult to detect any special needs.

So I think the teacher does indeed understand the population she taught.

Signed, 
also a teacher who moved out of the cluster b/c it was our home school . . . [/quote]

I did read it, actually.  My point is that to make a big deal of ALL THREE doesn't make sense, as the first two are often found together.  It's not some JRES anomaly.  ESOL students are often placed in special education when their "low" levels are due to still learning English.  Again, sadly, not unique to Jackson Road.  It speaks more to the expertise of the staff than the "quality" of the student population that this occurs there.  The PP explained that many students had "multiple special needs"--ESOL, FARMs and special ed.  Only special ed would be considered a service for special needs.

Most MCPS ESOL students are born in the US and have never attended school in their first language--of course they are illiterate in that language!  Many native English speakers begin kindergarten illiterate in English too.[/quote]

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