Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 22:43     Subject: Re:Separate thread: please post if you've received an in-person slot notification
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We finally got a call offering an in-person slot to our autistic child. (Reportedly all kids in SWS’ high-functioning autism program were somehow originally excluded from the lottery. What a mess!)


Happy for you and your child! Is he/she in a self-contained classroom or in one of the inclusion classrooms?


Inclusion.


Thank you! I think the only reason for these kids to be excluded from the lottery should have been that they are GUARANTEED a seat, so no lottery needed...
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 22:23     Subject: Re:Separate thread: please post if you've received an in-person slot notification
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We finally got a call offering an in-person slot to our autistic child. (Reportedly all kids in SWS’ high-functioning autism program were somehow originally excluded from the lottery. What a mess!)


Happy for you and your child! Is he/she in a self-contained classroom or in one of the inclusion classrooms?


Inclusion.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 21:52     Subject: Re:Separate thread: please post if you've received an in-person slot notification
Anonymous wrote:We finally got a call offering an in-person slot to our autistic child. (Reportedly all kids in SWS’ high-functioning autism program were somehow originally excluded from the lottery. What a mess!)


Happy for you and your child! Is he/she in a self-contained classroom or in one of the inclusion classrooms?
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2020 19:41     Subject: Re:Separate thread: please post if you've received an in-person slot notification
We finally got a call offering an in-person slot to our autistic child. (Reportedly all kids in SWS’ high-functioning autism program were somehow originally excluded from the lottery. What a mess!)
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2020 09:50     Subject: Separate thread: please post if you've received an in-person slot notification
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Thank you central office person If 11 seats are filled by lottery and the principal appeals for 2, that makes a class of 13 plus teacher. How is that doable?


They only offere 8 seats in the lottery for grades 2-5. They have built in two empty spots into the process. Most principals asked sped/ell teachers who they really deserved two seats in each grade. They had to submit data and documentation to central office by Sunday at 6pm. Most parents won’t realize they they got a spot advocated by staff because they will get the call Monday.


Sooo... for a self-contained which is supposed to have 3 kids in person, the lottery chooses one and the school two? I feel very sorry for the teachers who must pick two out of the five children in that classroom that didn't win the lottery, but have more or less equally intense needs!


Did this happen today - did anyone receive a spot today? potentially as a result of teacher or principal appeal?


I didn't and my self-contained kid will definitely get a spot since his class is enrolled at 50% capacity (so they all go back). I think their lottery didn't happen yet.
Also, I heard some schools won't actually open on Nov 9th because of school readiness, HVAC issues etc.
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2020 21:03     Subject: Separate thread: please post if you've received an in-person slot notification
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Thank you central office person If 11 seats are filled by lottery and the principal appeals for 2, that makes a class of 13 plus teacher. How is that doable?


They only offere 8 seats in the lottery for grades 2-5. They have built in two empty spots into the process. Most principals asked sped/ell teachers who they really deserved two seats in each grade. They had to submit data and documentation to central office by Sunday at 6pm. Most parents won’t realize they they got a spot advocated by staff because they will get the call Monday.


Sooo... for a self-contained which is supposed to have 3 kids in person, the lottery chooses one and the school two? I feel very sorry for the teachers who must pick two out of the five children in that classroom that didn't win the lottery, but have more or less equally intense needs!


Did this happen today - did anyone receive a spot today? potentially as a result of teacher or principal appeal?
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2020 16:06     Subject: Separate thread: please post if you've received an in-person slot notification
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If I'm reading the email we got from Murch correctly, the in-person teacher will continue to teach DL, during the periods when the in-person kids are working independently, and the DL kids will do their asynchronous learning while the in-person kids get their live instruction. They are adjusting the schedule for everyone to figure this out. It sounds exhausting to me, but they seem to be trying to minimize the disruption to the kids of changing classes.


How is the teacher supposed to pull this off. Why do we expect our teachers to do the impossible?


From DCPS, referring to online and in person classes: “DCPS leadership researched the success of this model in other districts and learned that a second adult is very helpful to make it work successfully. Therefore, teachers in Combined classrooms will have at least one additional
full-time adult to assist. For self-contained SPED this will be your paraprofessional(s).”

https://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20201023/69/cc/3e/04/8ecfae338bfd93202f8fc001/2020_10_23_Staff_Guidance_DCPS_Setting_Up_for_Term_2_Success_FINAL.pdf