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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real issue as I see it, is that there are so few seats in these classrooms when there should be more. More kids could be served, but I don't think the Aspergers program has grown at all in the 20 years since it was rolled out. But, the incidence of autism has skyrocketed. Is it that all those newly diagnosed kids are ok in mainstream classes? I imagine that the need for Aspergers classrooms is outpacing the resources that MCPS is putting toward it. [/quote]

But are you willing to shift some of your income toward more taxes to pay for more resources? The Asperger’s classrooms typically have 2-3 paras plus 1-2 teachers with advance degrees and years of experience and a smaller number of gen ed students in the cotaught courses so another part-time teacher might be needed to teach those kids. That’s a lot of salaries and benefits. [/quote]
You are in the SN Forum.  Most of us would happily pay more tax if it meant more services for our kids.  [/quote]

Are you voting for candidates that can make that happen? Are you lobbying those already elected? Or are you giving lip service to the idea? The school systems certainly aren’t turning down money in order to limit services to kids with SN. [/quote]

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