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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is terrible news for everyone, whether or not your child qualifies for special education services, is in an autism program, or is a general education student. When programs are cut, and more impacted students are placed in general education classes, 3 things generally happen than impact ALL students:

1. More time is spent on classroom management, and less on instruction

2. Acceleration and enrichment opportunities decrease, because the teacher is only 1 person, and can only stretch in so many ways. The priority is always to reach stuggling students, and that's where the teachers time in planning and differentiating instruction will go.

3. Teacher burn out increases. Even in co-taught classrooms, general education teachers must fill out IEP paperwork quarterly as well as prior to annual IEP meetings, and then they attend those IEP meetings. They are also responsible for data collection, and IEP implementation (accommodations and supplementary aids), even if it's a co-taught classroom.

All of this is bad news, and impacts the education for ALL kids. Everyone should be concerned about this.[/quote]

Taylor did a similar personnel move in Stafford County, VA, in his last school district. I'm sure they were relieved to see him go. I will be glad to see him leave MCPS.[/quote]

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