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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know for sure, but I [b]think[/b] I read that some special ed students are counted as 1/2 because they spend time outside the classroom.[/quote]

First, you need to understand that schools are staffed by the number of students in 1-6. Within particular grade levels there may be a cap mandated by the state based on the school's poverty level. But overall, the school is given a number of teachers based on the TOTAL number of kids in 1-6. The principal then has to decide where to spread them out.

In FCPS, students with disabilities are categorized by 2 levels: Level 1 and Level 2. Level 1 students are those with what is called Category A services such as learning disabilities. They are considered in the count because they can be included in the general education classroom for the most part. A student with a learning disability can start the day, do specials and probably get a lot of hours inside the gen Ed classroom.

Level 2 students, however, are NOT considered in the overall general education grades 1-6 count. They are the students that have disabilities such as autism, intellectually disabled AND they have more than 15 hours on their IEP. So for staffing purposes, while their bodies are at school, they are not in the count. They may actually spend time in the general education classroom and specials, but again, they do not count in the overall student count in grades 1-6.

If there are 400 total students in grades 1-6, but of those 12 of them are Level 2 students, then for staffing purposes, the county says that the school has 388 students. They will staff that school with general education teachers based on 388 kids. It doesn't matter what grade levels those Level2 kids are at. And it doesn't matter if there are more kids at one grade level or another. [/quote]

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