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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm surprised no one has mentioned improving services for special needs children. As a parent with a special needs child, I can tell you that it is a nightmare to get basic services for a child that is obviously struggling and obviously has a learning disability. Even with two parents who are lawyers and clear/cut expensive outside testing, the time required to keep the local schools from dropping the ball is intense. The local schools see para-educators as coverage and reserve staffing for covering meetings and many non special needs functions. As long as the local school has enough of a caseload to justify the existing staff, more cases are just more work. There is a real problem with schools not providing services that are required by federal law and in the end position kids not to fail later on. The local ES schools could care less if a child doesn't get the services they need and later fails in middle or high school.

I can't imagine what happens to kids with parents who can't advocate at this level and don't have the money for expensive outside testing to prove to the school that the child has a problem. Prematurity and learning disabilities are more prevalent in lower SES children than higher SES children. The higher SES children with LDs are more likely to come from older parents that are more likely to be financially established. The gap here is extreme between low SES and high SES.

If MCPS was compliant with federal law and held responsible for reporting and serving special needs children across the county, scores would improve for this population. [/quote]
SN kids should be put in a specific class. [/quote]

No thank you!  My SN child needs to be in a mainstream class.  In fact, many kids would benefit from being taught in the same way my SN needs to be taught -- explicit, multi-sensory instruction helps many kids.  SN kids are quite different and need to be provided instruction that addresses their specific needs, not just warehoused together and subject to low expectations. [/quote]

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