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Our local elementary school is currently doing this and it isn’t working. They are actively looking for a solution. History : they had self contained aap classrooms for years, and changed to a model that integrates the aap kids with gen ed for science and history (supposedly aap curriculum for those areas), and pullouts for laungage arts and math.  Here’s the problem. The kids are wasting time switching classes over and over. Kids are being shuffled to and from teacher to teacher, and are not able to form solid relationships with any of the teachers. Kids get lost in the shuffle.

The supposed ‘AAP’ science and history instruction that all student are receiving is virtually indistinguishable from the regular instruction the gen ed kids were recievinf before this change was made. Teachers are teaching to the average student in those areas, and the aap kids are bored and disengaging. The level 4 services the kids are supposed to be recievinf is basically level 3 services. The motivation for this change was to better serve the gen ed student, and to give them access to the resources the level 4 students receive. It’s done nothing but devalue the instruction the level 4 students receive. So we are benefitting the gen ed kids at the expense of the AAP kids.

It’s probably obvious that I send my AAP kid to the center. [/quote]

For clarification:  Is your local elementary school the center school that your AAP kid is at?  Or is your local elementary school a base school or a school with Local Level IV?  I was a bit confused by your post.[/quote]

My local school is not a center has ‘full time’ Level 4 services that have been effectively watered down the level 3. They would have 2-3 level 4 classrooms if they still had self contained classrooms. They still operate under a local level 4 label. I have one kid in gen ed there, one kid who goes to the center (other school), and one kid in pool who will also go the the center if he gets in. [/quote]

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