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[quote=Anonymous]I am a former parent of a student with special needs who attended SWW.  In fact, when Dr. Vance was there I helped to create the Gifted/Learning Difference program for students with special needs.  My son was in that program.  All special needs students are not below grade level.  In fact, many of the students who were in the SWW G/LD program were from private schools like the Chelsea School in Silver Spring.  Many have learning differences so they need a different way to evaluate their ability to succeed in a Gifted Program.

On other thing, SWW is successful because they can cherry pick and eliminate any student who does not make the grade.  Teachers not being special education teachers is not an excuss for them not to be able to use differentiated learning to teach special needs students.

And for the record, a placement test is not necessary for the SWW Gifted/LD program.  The IEP team will determine the best placement for the student not an entrance test.

One last thing, when I served as the Director of Parent & Community Involvement for the Deputy Mayor of Education, I received many complaints from parents regarding students with special needs not having access to the same opportunities as other students. [/quote]

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