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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The school has tried for a long time to be a model of inclusion, and in my opinion it should remain so.  They just have to get better at it.

Research shows that bilingual education is actually quite beneficial to many students with cognitive or behavioral disabilities when done right.  The key is to have enough resources.  As a poster said, O-A has a higher percentage of special education students than some of the other WOTP schools.  It also has several times as many English language learners and far more economically-disadvantaged kids.

In my opinion this is not necessarily a barrier to success but it will require more focused leadership.

Unfortunately this new principal is not it.  Either DCPS should offer more resources and guidance or we can hope the principal soon recognizes that she's not up to the job and her tenure becomes an unfortunate blip in the school's otherwise impressive history.

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[b]No, I don't want the principal to leave.  Perhaps another bilingual school's (i.e., Marie Reed, Powell, Bancroft) principal is interested in having their school become a model of inclusion.  It doesn't have to be Oyster.[/quote][/b]

Why no Oyster? Why create a new program in a new school when there is one in place at Oyster already? Are there people currently at Oyster who are actively against inclusion and want to get rid of the program? Is that what I am reading? [/quote]

I'm not against inclusion at Oyster, but I cannot speak for everyone.  That said, I have no problem with Oyster remaining an inclusion school, but why can't other schools (immersion and monolingual) also become model schools?  Why should Oyster bear all of the pressure, while dealing with a huge budget cut.  If parents/DCPS wants Oyster to have an effective inclusion program, then DCPS better provide ALL of the money to support it.[/quote]

+100. The new principal is doing a great job for the 600+ students at the school--instead of just focusing on her own pet projects like her predecessor did. O-A is a bilingual public school, not some kid of special ed magnet. As previous posters have already noted, the school already had a higher percentage of special ed kids than other schools, and there are many other areas to pay attention to (such as how to deal with the budget cuts, and how to retain more students in the middle school years).[/quote]

Sorry about tards sucking up your budget.  The majority of special needs children have difficulties that are best addressed in an inclusive environment with "pull" services as needed.  Speech, motor, attention, etc.  They are of normal intelligence.  There are several DCPS schools with specialized programs, but every DCPS is required to provide the services outlined in a child's IEP.  If they cannot, there are specialized schools for the most needy or fragile and there's a referral process for that.  But here's the thing about inclusion - it means that DCPS doesn't get to pick and choose their special needs kids.  They will take them all, as required by law.  Your child may well be friends with one (don't worry, it's not contagious).  If you have a problem with your child being in a school that devotes significant resources to children who need extra help, I recommend a private school because they're not required to adhere to the IDEA Act.  [/quote]

The only "tard" seems to be you - do you think it is cool to use such language? Are you trying to intimidate someone who doesnt agree with you? Before you embark on your next anti-social diatribe, perhaps you should look up the numbers shared earlier by some PPs. Oyster adams is a significantly more inclusive school than comparable ones, so if you dont like it go take your anger and hate elsewhere.[/quote]

Did you even read past the first sentence? [/quote]

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