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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The amount of identified kids is high. The severity of needs has exploded. Yet, the student-teacher ratio has increased- especially in the discrete programs. My understanding is that the new superintendent wants to close down discrete programs in elementary and limited them in middle and high. Unfortunately, we need more programs, not fewer.[/quote]

[b]Does that include closing down the SESES programs in elementary schools? Has he visited those?[/quote][/b]

Visiting these programs should be required. If you aren’t in a building that houses an SESES program you have absolutely no idea what this looks like or sounds like. The staff are physically and verbally attacked regularly. The entire school (staff and students) is impacted daily as well. The screaming and vulgar language alone is like nothing you can imagine. [/quote]

Yes, and/or visiting a mainstream class with out of control kids who used to be placed in SESES but are now forced to stay because the Supervisors don’t want to move anyone. We finally got 1 moved after 2 years of “working” with the supervisor on strategies. 2 years while this kid forcibly held kids heads in trashcans, started fist fights in the classroom just because, threw staplers and other hard objects across the classroom, but his teachers, and terrorized every student and teacher daily. He was also on a pre-k reading level in 4th grade so it wasn’t like academics were okay. But move him? No! Not until a really bad incident happened. We have kids like this in every grade now. HSM is ridiculous.[/quote]

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