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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^Sorry and 18:18 must work at Gatehouse. The curriculum is NOT the same as general ed. That's laughable. LAUGHABLE,. You have 3 or 4 grades of kids at all different levels and 1 teacher in each classroom, and every single child has such severe problems that they get kicked out of their neighborhood school. Its worksheets, worksheets, and more worksheets.

Forgot to mention that almost every child had a super long bus ride. [/quote]

That’s your experience but as the PP said, CSS sites in FCPS are very different and so much depends upon having a. Great CSS administrator to hire awesome teachers, keep them supported so you retain them, and make sure classes are staffed adequately.  I taught at a school with a CSS for 10 years and felt, overall, the program did a great job.  Teachers usually taught only 2 grades at most and they definitely did grade level content…and honestly I thought some of the teaching was way better because CSS teachers were freed from the expectation of being in lockstep with other grade level teachers like automatons.    I saw some real miracles happen…kids who were completely distressed, raging, oppositional, depressed, unable to self-regulate as 1st and 2nd graders went in to be fully mainstreamed by 6th grade.  I was a mainstream specials teacher and was really in awe of the kindness, energy, patience, and skill of our CSS staff.

That said, I heard some nightmares from CSS staff who had taught at other CSS schools.  And when we got a really hands-off, passive, fear based principal, the CSS program quality markedly declined because all of our great teachers save one have now jumped ship due to lack of support.  So much depends upon a good principal.[/quote]

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