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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apparently Kristine decided to put all the special needs kids together in the same inclusion classroom this year, so the PPs are probably in the same class, since there shouldn't be more than one class per grade with that many non-verbal kids. Her idea was to place a lead special ed teacher full-time in that classroom, along with the lead general education teacher, so that the special ed teacher wouldn't have to run around campus doing pull-outs and push-ins in various classrooms. It turns out that she made some poor staffing decisions for these classrooms and now realizes that this model does not work where the teachers are inexperienced and don't get support from their coaches and administrative staff. So while I agree that this experience is not typical of Bridges and certainly has not been our experience, it still totally sucks for parents and kids in those classes that are not adequately resourced for the students they are serving. I just hope that Kristine has learned from this year and will not make the same mistake next year.[/quote]

This is a pretty standard model (in her defense, at least on the initial thought).  It's basically the ONLY model DCPS uses for kids who need more than a few hours of gen ed support but whose parents want/kids are judged to be eligible for an inclusion setting.  DCPS sucks at it too and tends to be even more poorly staffed.  But interesting the different perspectives from the same class.  Goes to show I guess, one can't generalize (in either direction).[/quote]

If it doesn't work in DCPS why would they even try it? If they thought their ideas would be better then they should have taken the proper steps to make sure everything was in place and ready before the school year started. I feel so bad for the kids in that class, but I feel even worse for those teachers because their credibility as educators are being compromised. If they are returning teachers then they must have done something right last year to be asked to come back for another year. Seems like that entire class was doomed to begin with.

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