I am as soon as I finish the school psych program. Even if districts aren't interested (if they know what it is) it is more research based tools in a...
The "reauthorized" IDEA was sent to the states this week. It is 1705 pages long! If one read one page per work day it would take 8.75 years to read it. So...
For the 4th year in a row the state failed to make the Federally Mandated 24.4 of the students with disabilites performing on the CST's at a level of...
Pesky Los Angeles Unified...Second largest district in the nation can't get out of single digits on the CST's. Second-13 percent Third-7 percent Fourth-9...
According to the recent REGION III Report from the recent CASP Board Meeting in San Diego, the CTA is advocating for and RTI model that continues to remain a...
Is CTA aware of the "effect-size" of typical special education programs after the 4th grade? If one does not want to get that "scientific" look at the state...
I lost my train of thought for a moment. Now back to page 8 of the new and improved 1507 page IDEIA. It's talking about due process and repayment for legal...
For better or worse, the September issue of the KOG kicks off the 2006-07 school year. Hope you'll visit and contribute often this year. You can find it at...
... "I'm afraid that RTI has just met the same fate." I agree. It's a loser for all the reasons you say and more. Yet, here's what the public schools wll do:...
I've been calling for a "Revolution" now for about the past five years. Look at the banner at the top of this page... Won't happen. It won't happen for the...
I think California's religious adherance to both categorical programming and "status" models will keep students from reaching their potential for some time....
say it aint so! Will the DOE agree with the CTA? I dont think so if the AYP is not getting met with this process. Don, we never met over the summer. I'll try...
"Can we afford to give the Intevetnion-SST-Testing-Special Education model another day, week, year?" NO!!! WE CAN'T AFFORD IT AS A NATION... WE ARE DISABLING...
I'm still around.. I still agree with the not-so-old PBIS pyramid.. 85% of kids do well with good general ed instruction, 10% need targeted instruction to...
Billy Scott Singleton
hokino@...
Sep 9, 2006 10:55 pm
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Good morning, All good points and questions. I guess I'm thinking it really doesn't matter what service delivery model(s) we use... in the long run, there...
Billy I like the analogy of special education being like a broken down house. At times, I often view it as a three legged dog. Does one open the gate and let...
Specifically to johnhous2002, Hey jh hope your year is off to a great start, About a month ago I had experimented with a new forum-type discussion board. You...
Hi all, Just wanted to announce I've started a new project and the 16 or so veterans still here are the first to be officially notified. I've started a new...
The STAR tests are back and it is another year of bad news for the 11,000 students of Kern who create the group known at "Students with Disabilities." With 1...
Hi johnhous2002, ... "With less than 5% of Kern's 8th grade students performing at an acceptable level I'm simply going to have to pass on the new IEP forms at...
Hey Don, hows it going? I havent been on in a while. I'm all in. BCSD had theres last year and it was quite a spectacle working under that paper pile. What...
Hi mel_moz, Great to hear from you. Yes, this group has been fairly inactive for awhile (just like the rest of Kern County education), but, hey -- from the...
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