Special Needs Presentation at HCS Board Meeting Thursday
If there is not enough staff to meet the IEP requirements, there is not enough staff to ensure the safety (much less the education) of our children.
Tag: morality
2011 AYP Report for Huntsville City Schools
Dear Teachers: Thank you for remaining committed to our children even when the local, state and federal governments refuse to give you the resources you need an...
The Superintendent and the Board to Parents: “No Comment.”
As is my custom of late, I attended the board meeting tonight. I truly hate to write this, but it was a waste of an hour of my life. However no one ever said th...
Huntsville City Schools RIF Plan Targets Special Education (Updated)
[I’m reposting this from the end of May. None of these issues have been addressed yet. On Thursday, July 14th, the system posted its job openings for the ...
Wardynski’s Non-Minimum Contract: $175,000 and Three to Five Years
In a system that is $20 million in debt, that has just laid off approximately 413 people, and that is considering closing 21% of its schools in a year, the Hunt...
Calculating the Cost of Closing Schools: Tax Revenue
I’m not a numbers guy. In fact, as dangerous as this is to mention in an engineering town, I hate math. Hate it. That’s why most of my postings avoi...
The Importance of a Plan
Assuming that Mr. Brooks is correct, he is claiming that the superintendent and the board are not legally required to present any justification for their life-a...
A Positive IEP Is Not A Myth
Today at Challenger Elementary, we had a good IEP meeting that is best characterized as a meeting where everyone sitting at the table, I am completely convinced...