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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

I mean every year he has been superintendent he has had to extend the school year because he can't design a calendar that accounts for even a small number of weather-related closures. It will happen again next year. For this year he reduced instructional days to 181 for his useless transition day.

If he can't even make a realistic calendar that doesn't require multiple changes in the spring, what makes you think his larger changes are a step in the right direction?

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Wow. "more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table," what does that mean.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

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Anonymous wrote:"The amount of neurodivergent kids have increased dramatically in the last 10 years."

This is bc the diagnostic criteria have dramatically loosened and changed to widely expand criteria for meeting services (and reimbursement). The original intent around this is so that anyone who meets anything will get early intervention. There are a lot of unintended consequences.

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And the standards and demands at early grade levels have increased, causing more students to struggle and therefore need intervention. It's not always that students aren't meeting age appropriate standards, it's that the standards are not age appropriate and now students are not meeting them. They also are not being taught foundational skills because the scope and sequence of instruction no longer leaves room for it.

That's a factor for an increase in students with "mild disabilities", and it's only one factor. There has been an increase and there are many factors. This just happens to be one that is in our control. Addressing it would benefit many gen ed and special ed alike.

Anonymous wrote:FWIW - those that can afford to pull their sped kids from mcps are…. We are one of them and know so many families whose kids were pushed out. I can’t speak for families who have more profound presentations of disabilities, but if your kid falls in between “very low support” and “high support” the mcps options have slimmed considerably since COVID…and getting worse. Waitlists for programs can take up to 18 months…and then they aren’t so great after all.

I always wonder when he says enrollment is declining and then asks for more money, if anyone holds a mirror up and says “it’s declining because people are taking their kids out of mcps because it’s failing…”. (Or moving out of MoCo because its both unaffordable and going downhill at the same time…)

Anonymous wrote:FWIW - those that can afford to pull their sped kids from mcps are…. We are one of them and know so many families whose kids were pushed out. I can’t speak for families who have more profound presentations of disabilities, but if your kid falls in between “very low support” and “high support” the mcps options have slimmed considerably since COVID…and getting worse. Waitlists for programs can take up to 18 months…and then they aren’t so great after all.

I always wonder when he says enrollment is declining and then asks for more money, if anyone holds a mirror up and says “it’s declining because people are taking their kids out of mcps because it’s failing…”. (Or moving out of MoCo because its both unaffordable and going downhill at the same time…)

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Sped kids are mostly in gen ed classrooms. Not supporting them affects everyone.

Most of the kids are not supported or minimally supported. Let’s be real.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

Sped kids are mostly in gen ed classrooms. Not supporting them affects everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

All kids are struggling though. Not just sped kids. It may be better to spend the money in a way to benefit all kids not just sped kids. That being said, more high quality alternative programs are needed with easier access but that is not even on the table

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

Support what? A year ago he was trying to fund more sped and now taking it away? Test scores are down. Kids are struggling. This is a need, not want.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is the person in special ed who has proposed all of these changes to the ESY schedule? As someone who has worked ESY for the last 10+ years, I’m very concerned about the impacts of these changes.

Don't underestimate how much Taylor diddles in areas in which he shouldn't. The habit of tearing things up to reorganize in ways yet unknown is harming our school system.

I support his efforts to do this. The status quo was/is not working and he is moving quickly to try to find solutions. The “harm” you mention is speculative.