tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4806970976938594337..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Solving the School to Prison Pipeline PuzzleMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-31664645776706071322016-08-06T22:31:05.829-07:002016-08-06T22:31:05.829-07:00Yet another perspective,
The early assessment and...Yet another perspective, <br />The early assessment and identification of students who show "red flags" is called RTI (Response to Intervention), which is a part of the most recent special education law, IDEIA. The whole point of RTI is to provide this remediation instead of using a "wait to fail" approach. Whether or not RTI is actually implemented is another story.<br /><br />It is also important to note that school districts have very little power to force parents to accept special education services. If a parent refuses to consent to an evaluation for special ed services, the district has the option of taking the parent to due process. If a parent refuses to consent to provision of special ed services, the district can't do much. The only recourse I can think of would be to contact child welfare services for "educational neglect," but who knows if child welfare services would actually become involved. If the child was medically fragile or had a severe disability, my opinion is that child welfare services would be more likely to become involved than if the child had just a Learning Disability in the case of parents refusing services. Ms206https://www.blogger.com/profile/11815010211309994388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-8345593543989744392016-07-26T13:42:54.645-07:002016-07-26T13:42:54.645-07:00IMHO, I think we can/should do better than sending...IMHO, I think we can/should do better than sending 12 books home over the summer to vaccinate against illiteracy. <br /><br />What if SPS implemented an early assessment and identification of children (in all schools) who are showing red flags for dyslexia? What if SPS started an effective, evidence based remediation in 1st grade rather than waiting for students to fall 2 years behind grade level? Some school districts in Ohio have implemented this type of pilot program with success.<br /><br />http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Dyslexia-Resources<br /><br />If 1 out of 5 SPS students have some form of dyslexia, what a difference early identification and remediation could make...<br /><br />http://dyslexia.yale.edu/MDAI/<br /><br />Yet another perspectiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-71607120515292732352016-07-26T10:03:36.945-07:002016-07-26T10:03:36.945-07:00And that is actually the real problem, ptsa selec...And that is actually the real problem, ptsa selectivity funding wealthy schools. Ptsa funding doesn't somehow make up for the discrepancy caused by Title 1. Title 1 is *supposed* to provide extra money to poor students - not be an alternative to ptsa largesse. The underlying funding model that should be corrected is the unequal funding for extra benefits created by ptsa and other donors. Equalizing those funds, possibly through redistribution, should be a goal.<br /><br />Another Perspective Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5878870588848354472016-07-26T07:47:18.467-07:002016-07-26T07:47:18.467-07:00The way Title I funding works means that schools w...The way Title I funding works means that schools with higher overall percentages of FRL students receive more money and services than those with lower percentages. While this seems to make sense, it also fosters a system of segregation of schools with either very high or very low FRL rates. The schools with high rates financially depend on proving they maintain a high percentage while those schools with very low rates have the benefit of wealthier parents and active PTAs to support their schools. The schools in the middle with significant numbers of both FRL and non-FRL students together are rare in Seattle. If we want to eliminate highly impacted FRL schools we also have to address an underlying funding model that effectively promotes them.<br /><br />BTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-27322000754351514552016-07-25T15:38:53.629-07:002016-07-25T15:38:53.629-07:00Washington Middle School will be a highly impacted...Washington Middle School will be a highly impacted FRL school too in two years when Meany reopens.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76322384704332841172016-07-25T15:27:26.601-07:002016-07-25T15:27:26.601-07:00FWIW, oh come on. There was no "non-honors&qu...FWIW, oh come on. There was no "non-honors" and yes, any student could access honors. At least tell the whole truth. <br /><br />"Since they were on the receiving end of years of neglect of these students, the staff chose to take the courageous step in doing something about it."<br /><br />What does that mean? "On the receiving end"?<br /><br />I absolutely agree that highly impacted FRL schools should be avoided (sometimes hard with housing patterns but Cedar Park does NOT have to be one of them.) Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-59831163046880206822016-07-25T14:47:54.298-07:002016-07-25T14:47:54.298-07:00Thanks to the Garfield staff for doing their part ...Thanks to the Garfield staff for doing their part in addressing the School to Prison Pipeline.<br /><br />They saw a second tier of students like those profiled in this article who were subjected to year after year of being labeled "Non-Honors" in a highly segregated school.<br /><br />Since they were on the receiving end of years of neglect of these students, the staff chose to take the courageous step in doing something about it. Sometimes naming the problem is the first step.<br /><br />The rest of us need to advocate for the elimination of highly impacted FRL schools, promotion of school/community services partnerships, and elimination of policies and procedures that are biased toward those who have a voice and power (in addition to the specific school changes outlined in this article) that would help give these children a chance.<br /><br />FWIWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com