tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post3668744200930660391..comments2024-03-28T23:38:22.511-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Curriculum and Instruction Policy Committee agenda for October 13Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-33890053498748742912014-10-09T21:25:29.711-07:002014-10-09T21:25:29.711-07:002116 reads-
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Policy No. 2161
Jul...2116 reads-<br /><br />SPECIAL EDUCATION<br />Policy No. 2161<br />July 21,2013<br />Page 1 of 1<br />It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to provide a free, appropriate public<br />education to all eligible students with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, in a manner<br />that comports with<br />federal and state law and regulations.<br />Seattle Public Schools is committed to providing programs and services to<br />eligible students that support their full participation in learning experiences in<br />their least restrictive environment and which result in stu<br />dent development of<br />skills and understandings needed to access postsecondary education, vocational<br />training, employment, and independent living. Programs and services are<br />identified in students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and are based<br />upon e<br />valuative data. Parents/families and staff work collaboratively, through<br />the IEP team process to develop and deliver educational programs as well as to<br />monitor student progress.<br />Seattle Public Schools will conduct Child Find activities in accordance with<br />all<br />applicable state and federal regulations that are calculated to reach all students<br />with a suspected disability and in need of receiving special education and related<br />services<br /><br />I think they want to add the words "just kidding" at the end.<br /><br />OSPI pissedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-2768893283074498552014-10-09T20:32:36.339-07:002014-10-09T20:32:36.339-07:00Has anybody seen this?
BAR for Policy 2161, Spec...Has anybody seen this? <br /><br />BAR for Policy 2161, Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students 10 mins (Jessee/Clancy/Schiers)<br /><br />I'd appreciate a link to what is being proposed for amendment. <br /><br />Thanks, AnneSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-88908348662384311132014-10-09T16:08:53.579-07:002014-10-09T16:08:53.579-07:00Draft Advanced Learning Policy
Draft Advanced Lea...<a href="http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20Content/advanced%20learning/HCPolicyDraft_SBM_v3%20(2).pdf?sessionid=c2bcc4eef8baa6d584ca2af3ca5b820a" rel="nofollow">Draft Advanced Learning Policy</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Departmental%20Content/advanced%20learning/Superintendent_Procedure_2190SP%2010%208%2014.pdf?sessionid=c2bcc4eef8baa6d584ca2af3ca5b820aww.google.com" rel="nofollow">Draft Advanced Learning Procedures</a>Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-90365982656000181432014-10-09T12:50:36.075-07:002014-10-09T12:50:36.075-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-20181812727324910002014-10-09T10:42:13.137-07:002014-10-09T10:42:13.137-07:00I agree. The board should vote to support early e...I agree. The board should vote to support early education, but should not support a specific initiative.VoteNO1Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61246786212922466422014-10-09T08:14:11.767-07:002014-10-09T08:14:11.767-07:00@Way Back,
Thanks for the clarification!@Way Back,<br /><br />Thanks for the clarification!mosfetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-28280057759704001262014-10-08T19:01:39.887-07:002014-10-08T19:01:39.887-07:00I find the idea that the Board would endorse eithe...I find the idea that the Board would endorse either preschool measure wrong. There is no reason for it except to push 1B which would, in the end, hurt this district. <br /><br />The Board can endorse preschool in general as a help to having kids "prepared" for kindergarten but one over the other seems wrong.<br /><br />Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-35227987946670872222014-10-08T14:43:09.675-07:002014-10-08T14:43:09.675-07:00AnneS
Yes, Anne I'm monitoring all OSPI CC an...AnneS<br /><br />Yes, Anne I'm monitoring all OSPI CC and DPR OSPI receives. Each month I reach out to my OSPI contacts and get the information.<br />You could do the same, that way I'm not the only gadfly after SPS.<br /><br /> I completely understand that CCs are just the tip of the iceberg and have know way of tracking complaints to the ombudsman. We really need to find a way to help other families file more CCs this year because if the volume reaches X (I cant say for sure what x is) then the DOJ is going to step in and investigate SPS. I have had several conversations with USDOE staff about the problem with SPED not having any real authority in enforcing the C-CAP. They agree it will NEVER work with the current administrative configuration.They and other agencies are now just sort of siting back waiting for SPS to fail under it's own weight.<br /><br />Most people believe the June 30th 2015 compliance is not going to happen and judging by the nature of the citizen complaints SPS is not serious about making it happen.<br /><br />SPS received provisional IDEA part B grants for the last 3 years and if SPS fails to meet the June 30th deadline then a process will start to force SPS to repay those grants which total 36 million. <br /><br /><br />I understand about fear of retaliation, it's real and a problem.Unfortunately there is the misconception on the street that this is all a SPED problem. We know it is a district problem currently without a workable solution. On the bright side SPED staff is on it's toes and are trying to comply with it's part, but again they don't control what happens in the class rooms and the several principles I've met with are in SUPER CYA mode! <br /><br />Maybe if there where an online log where parents could post and day light issues, then parents would see they are not alone, that they are not the problem and that there are people out there who can give them help.<br /><br />OSPI pissed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32269158654782421272014-10-08T13:45:28.240-07:002014-10-08T13:45:28.240-07:00OSPI pissed,
I'm curious about your assertio...OSPI pissed, <br /><br />I'm curious about your assertion that these complaints are things beyond the control of the special education department. Actually, you know this from looking at the content of the complaints? Because generally speaking (a) there seems to be pressure on SPED staff from central administration to play along with the buildings as much as possible in order to be "invited back" (hence the piece in the RC-CAP where buildings are going to be rating the satisfaction with sped services is just bizarre) and (b) SPED staff absolutely can and do make decisions to "Get to Yes" (or not) with families (and reading the book "Getting to Yes" was in the first C-CAP) and sometimes don't/won't because of power struggles with the families. <br /><br />I would also say, as I've said before, that the focus on these formal complaints is misplaced. Few families who have a case file them. They're afraid of retaliation, or, they don't know how. Soft calls to OEO are much more common. The real nexus of problem solving should be at the building level however SPS has ensured that there are no mechanisms to reality check progress for SPED with families. SEAAC acted in that role to some extent. And look what happened to SEAAC. <br /><br />AnneS Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-68838666230178264532014-10-08T11:02:18.573-07:002014-10-08T11:02:18.573-07:00OSPI pissed puts the spotlight on the problem: the...OSPI pissed puts the spotlight on the problem: the people responsible for the work don't have authority over the people who do the work. The failure to put responsibility and authority together is a management failure.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-77749334004763814912014-10-08T10:49:20.182-07:002014-10-08T10:49:20.182-07:00Here's the C-CAP update 11 new citizens compla...Here's the C-CAP update 11 new citizens complaints and 7 due process hearings. I would say since <br />last year it was 5 CCs and 3 due process hearings that things are going in the wrong direction for SPS.<br /><br />I couldn't get the OCR investigation numbers from USDE, but my guess is there are 3 investigations going on based on what parents have told me.<br /><br />This is NOT a SPED issue! most of the issue are around lack of accommodations in the general education classrooms. SPED staff just have no authority to make teachers follow the law. I can't see how SPS will meet the C-CAP when this blatant disregard for the law continues. <br /><br />OSPI pissed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-56515705249623810992014-10-08T10:15:50.065-07:002014-10-08T10:15:50.065-07:00With this story about the Garfield High School POS...With this story about the Garfield High School POST, it is becoming increasingly clear that the District, as an institution, is something of a pathological liar. They won't tell the truth even when there's nothing to hide. Their standard procedure is to lie.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7721433587969692522014-10-08T10:01:46.472-07:002014-10-08T10:01:46.472-07:00Good point, swk, thanks for that important reminde...Good point, swk, thanks for that important reminder.Robert Cruickshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906581839066570472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32658126892816609942014-10-08T07:25:47.491-07:002014-10-08T07:25:47.491-07:00Post in the News<a href="http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2014/08/27/seattle-public-schools-ends-boy-scouts-affiliation/14718563/" rel="nofollow">Post in the News</a>Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-3893056140902737592014-10-08T06:48:06.676-07:002014-10-08T06:48:06.676-07:00Robert, I wholeheartedly agree with you that the d...Robert, I wholeheartedly agree with you that the district should stay out of the pre-k ballot measure, but don't agree with you that they should pass a resolution supporting pre-k that emphasizes play-based learning. <br /><br />Why such a narrowly defined concept of high quality preschool? An emphasis on play-based learning ignores proven programs like Montessori.<br /><br />--- swkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7426755623540087432014-10-07T23:25:55.122-07:002014-10-07T23:25:55.122-07:00Post is the Outdoor Ed program affiliated with Gar...Post is the Outdoor Ed program affiliated with Garfield and the Boy Scouts. It had a rough spot in the late 1990s early 2000s when the instructor committed suicide while being investigated for engaging in sexual misconduct with students on trips. I suspect CTE is concerned that the program cannot be sustained under the "no field trip" decision by Ted Howard or wants to make sure it is not falling under Mr. Howard's rule. <br /><br />-Way BackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-6230271418479480552014-10-07T21:11:42.717-07:002014-10-07T21:11:42.717-07:00The district should stay out of the pre-k ballot m...The district should stay out of the pre-k ballot measure debate. They could, if desired, pass a resolution supporting the concept of expanded access to developmentally appropriate pre-k that emphasizes play-based learning.Robert Cruickshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906581839066570472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-68939864506424754752014-10-07T20:38:36.689-07:002014-10-07T20:38:36.689-07:00"Davison" is mentioned as being in charg..."Davison" is mentioned as being in charge of the "Garfield High School Post." That must be Mary Davison, head of CTE for the district. Not sure what that's about.mosfetnoreply@blogger.com