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[quote=Anonymous][quote]So… We aren’t sure there is space, but you’re also concerned the program is under-enrolled?

Look, there’s what’s ideal, and then there’s real life. I’d love to keep the IS program as-is, but if it means making K-12 class sizes even bigger (they’re already huge in some schools!), then no, this pre-k program needs to be dissolved and the students need to be absorbed into already-existing pre-k classes. (No increase in overhead, as they already have teachers. And, you already suggested they’re under-enrolled.)[/quote]

To be clear, it’s the community peers who are under-enrolled. Students receiving special education services are in those classes. APS would not be sending IS students to existing classes. They are talking about moving the classes out of IS into new rooms within APS schools IN ADDITION to the already existing CPP classes. So MORE CPP classes.

The questions lie: (1) where is the space to add MORE CPP classes to APS schools that are at capacity; (2) how will APS be able to say that these students are getting an inclusive general education education if there are already not enough peers for the existing classes? (Again, talking about the peers, not students receiving special education services!) There is a cap in Virginia for caseloads. It would be illegal to have more students with special education services per class than the cap. (3) How is APS realistically saving money if they still need to serve IS students in additional classes with the existing staff? When the bulk of the $1 million is to staff salaries, benefits, transportation (which students are entitled to as well), etc.?[/quote]

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