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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As the PP mentioned, students with special needs are indeed becoming a focus at BASIS because the school has recognized that it is this group of students which has the highest attrition (as opposed to a group based on race or low SES as people on DCUM seem to assume)[/quote]

No, attrition of students with special needs is exactly what people assume is going on. Attrition on purpose.[/quote]

Or attrition by choice. IDEA does not guarantee As in an accelerated curriculum. If a child’s SN makes it very hard for them to be successful in a rigorous environment then it’s normal that they would switch schools. Plenty of NT kids dislike the demands as well. Basis has to support the kids it has and implement the IEP, [b]but does not have to water down the curriculm.[/b] [/quote]

This is the money phrase. It is in the end what the argument is about. People who complain about high standards don't understand the difference between affording more time, and deciding that the material is too hard. Not the same thing. 
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No. It's because more time (which is a nice way of saying retention and forcing them into a classroom of younger kids even if not developmentally appropriate) doesn't necessarily solve anything, and it dramatically increases the long-term chances of the kid dropping out. The answer is more services, not more time.[/quote]

You misunderstood. My reference to "more time" was to untimed testing vs watering down the material covered on the test. The former is a reasonable accommodation. The latter is how DCUM and lots of SJW misinterpret IDEA and other requirements.

You also keep using "developmentally appropriate" as if that's meaningful to anyone but you and your hardened opinion. [b]Why do you care so much about the developmental appropriateness of the kids held back and not about them in classes 2-4 grades above their skills?[/b] I find that strange. [/quote]

Let me put it this way: If your kid were struggling academically, would you think that being surrounded by much-younger children would be helpful? If someone can't read in 2nd grade, is towering over the Kindergarten class the answer? I don't think being around a bunch of younger kids all day is going to solve anything. They need push-in IEP support in an age-appropriate environment.

Also, kids don't develop at the same rate in all subjects. If a kid is really really struggling in math, but on grade level in reading and other subjects, should they be held back? Would it benefit them to be totally bored in other subjects, repeating the same content, doing the same math they unsuccessfully did before. That makes no sense. The delay isn't due to a lack of repitition. It's due to special needs that need to be diagnosed and addressed with an IEP. The I in IEP stands for "Individual". A blanket policy of retention is not appropriate.[/quote]

If your kid is really struggling, why would you enroll them in a highly challenging academicly focused school with a lot of homework and high-stakes tests?

Clearly what you object to is the Basis model. [/quote]

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