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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we bring back the MVA but in a much smaller and more exclusive way? There were 2 students who were found to have moved out of state who were still attending. There were  kids with no medical needs who just appreciated the comforts of school from their bed. For the first 2 years of existence, the MVA placed all of the IEP meetings and paperwork on the kids home school which I never understood why they couldn’t host their own meetings. Last year,  I read IEPs for MVA students which were full of statements about the students which were simply not true (understandable given that the case manager never met the kid in person). If it comes back, someone needs to make a clear policy about who is it appropriate for. [/quote]

No.   Because the MVA some things like IEPs, services and testing were done in the home schools.  Some of us refused testing that was not a graduation requirement for a variety of reasons.  The MVA is appropriate for any child who wants to be in it and has parent support.  Kids were in it for tons of reasons including being bullied or not feeling safe.  Why didn’t you support those kids more so they would have done better in your school?  People like you are one reason why some families choose the MVA.  [/quote]

Parents don't get to pick the school that is most convenient for them. If you want to send your kids to a special school for which there is not a compelling medical need, then you can pay for it yourself. [/quote]

Actually they do.  There is now a charter and for some areas there are consortium as well as speciality programs.  The MVA was open to all.  And, just think, if it reopens, the kids you clearly don’t want in your school can have a place to go to get a quality education with teachers and staff who care.

By your logic we should get rid of all the magnet and other special programs as well.  [/quote]

I very much would like to see the rest of the former MVA students return to school. Most have.[/quote]

If you work for MCPS, you should be terminated as it should be what’s best for the child and family, not what you want as you clearly are part of why kids don’t return.

Do you understand about 1/3 the kids left MCPS, and when they left they took that finding.  Another 1/3 or so are in other MC.p.s programs now not getting a proper education.  We have people like you to thank.

If you wanted those kids to return in person you should have done a better job meeting their needs.  [/quote]

I don't think we have these numbers. Maybe MVA parents did an informal poll regarding *intentions* but we know intentions aren't the same as actions. I also want to respond directly to the idea that "we" should have done a better job meeting the needs of MVA kids. One of the biggest challenges is that parents of MVA kids resisted any of the testing or protocols that would have helped determine the appropriate supports. So "we" are meant to provide a tailored education in a 10:1 setting because the parents say that's how their child learns best, but without any of the normal testing that leads to that sort of ratio. Every child would learn best in a tiny classroom! That doesn't mean MCPS isn't meeting the needs of every kid, it means we don't have the resources for those sorts of ratios without a compelling need. [/quote]

Of, there was testing. MCPS refused to release it.  All kids did MAP at home.  Some kids who could went to their home schools for other testing. Our classrooms were not small.  Most had 20-40 kids in it.  Average for us was in the mid to high 30s.

What’s a compelling need?  A child with serious health, mental health or a physical disability?   A parent who cannot get their child to school where no bus is offered?   A child who was severely bullied and staff like you ignored it?   Kids who learn better as it’s more structured and visual?   Kids who need more support whose teachers ignore them?   Teens who are parents with no child care?

If you were able to meet these kids needs, don’t you think they would have all come back?

And, as an MCPS staff member if you are spending your school day here, it speaks volumes. [/quote]

Did you intentionally ignore the only demand mentioned, which was tiny class sizes? [/quote]

This poster clear has no experience with the MVA.  [/quote]

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