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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are any special education teachers happy at their schools? What can MCPS do to make the job more manageable?[/quote]

Open more discrete programs (especially for kids with behavior issues and/or autism) or AT LEAST quit closing them.

Hire more paraeducators (including gen ed paraeducators so special ed paraeducators don't get pulled for coverage).

Lower student to teacher ratios in all programs (including gen ed classrooms).

Allow some planning time for paraeducators to collaborate with teachers.

Hire more teachers (including gen ed teachers)...this goes along with lowering student to teacher ratios.

Improve special ed training for ALL teachers (ideally dual certify all teachers).

Involve local staff (or at a MINIMUM local admin) in the placement decisions of all students within local programs (aka no placing PEP students in local discrete programs or HSM programs without anyone from that local program having laid eyes on that student).

Sending actual specialists from discrete programs (autism, social/emotional) out to local schools to support teachers when needs emerge rather than using the local special ed supervisor to gatekeep for months and months and months.

Well, I guess that's a start![/quote]

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