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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK. Lets be honest folks.[b] So much of what happens at the school depends on the principal. Period. Some schools have 2 or more ESOL teachers and only a part time AART. Hmmm, where's the focus and on whom, exactly? [/b]

The general ed. education is not tiered, as it should be, and it is too diverse on every level.

Our principal is 99% focused on minority and ESOL kids, even though the majority of our school is Caucasian, not FARMS, and speaks fluent English. Last year, a parent inquired about running an after school program for language that would require use of the computer lab. School (administration) replied that this was a no go as our school utilizes the computer lab for English instruction for ESOL. Really? Kids already get ESOL instruction during the school day. Can't we please use it to teach our kids a second language? Another, the parents wanted FLES a few years back, as it was opened to all ES, Principal need only request. Again, no thank you, we have  ESOL students who are learning English and this would be too much for them.

So, yes, I encourage all to appeal and fight like hell if rejected, if you want your child to get a decent education in a system that continually favors to the minority (in numbers).

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Clearly you have no idea how schools are staffed. The principal is assigned a part-time AART based on the number of students at the school. He or she doesn't even interview them. As for ESOL, those positions are given to the school based on a formula. The principal does have flexibility in who is hired and can decide to use those positions as straight up classroom teachers or as ESOL resource teachers that serve students across several classrooms. [/quote]

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