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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents can’t demand full time gen-Ed mainstreaming and individualized one on one assistance at the same time.  There is no way a solo teacher can manage that.  So, we use para support or pull outs, but that also requires a lot of staffing and time.  It all comes down to funding.[/quote]

Exactly- it takes funding. A trained para can certainly work, but there are many paras who are dealing with one difficult behavior issue and do not have time to meet the needs of the others in the class (This is true of teachers too). If some kids need more support, they should get more support. However, under current models, getting that support is almost impossible. Kids are just thrown in with the home school model that is horrible for almost all children and teachers. [/quote]

The services should be driven by the needs of the child.  That should come from data including the comprehensive evaluation MCPS is supposed to do for students disabilities.

It’s a discriminatory practice to say all students with disabilities should receive their special education services in a pullout from general education.  Students have a right to be educated in the least restrictive setting.

Students with disabilities are a diverse population with strengths and weaknesses.  Even a diagnosis of autism is diverse - some students are very gifted intellectually and some need life skills taught - so the IEP teams are supposed to look at the data and needs of each child, not just the label.

MCPS needs to hire more Special Educators to meet the needs of students with disabilities.  This is even more necessary after a year of no accommodations or services.  [/quote]

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