I knew I was in trouble from the moment I saw her face.
Just in case you ever wondered, kids hear everything. They seem to hear better when you are trying to speak in code.
So Laurel and I were having one of those hard talks one evening about the boy. Most of the time, both of us are convinced that he’s making sufficient progress that [...]
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I Get It Honest
I knew I was in trouble from the moment I saw her face.
Just in case you ever wondered, kids hear everything. They seem to hear better when you are trying to speak in code.
So Laurel and I were having one of those hard talks one evening about the boy. Most of the time, both of us are convinced that he’s making sufficient progress that [...]
Perturbed by Change
At the Huntsville City School board meeting this past Thursday, August 4, Dr. Wardynski offered a report on special education and the system’s ability to meet the requirements of the children’s IEPs beginning on August 8th. He stated that he wasn’t able to answer my question on July 25th because he needed to review all 2,900 [...]
Unsafe: Less than One Aide Per C...
[Update: I have been informed that my interpretation of the numbers above is flawed. For this, I apologize. As I have stated numerous times, I\'m really new at this. My son just turned 6, and we\'ve been in the school system for less than two years, so I do often get it wrong. I apologize and accept full responsibility for the error.
I am not [...]
PUT STUDENTS FIRST!
I really don’t know how to say it any clearer.
I woke up this morning actually hopeful. I was looking at the Huntsville City Schools website last night (yes, I’m that boring), and I noticed two things:
They’ve posted a few additional special education positions on the Employment Link.
The Board is having a special meeting o [...]
Parents Should Not Be Afraid To Send ...
On Monday, August 8, 2011, the children of Huntsville will report to school for the beginning of a new year. Last year, I had tears in my eyes as my daughter started First Grade and the boy began Kindergarten. It was a rough day emotionally; all those transitions are. But it isn’t going to hold a candle to what we’re facing five [...]
Wardynski “Doesn’t Know&#...
At a stop on his “listening tour” (a part of his 60 Day Entry Plan) yesterday at 10:00am, I was able to ask Dr. Wardynski one direct question. I asked, “Dr. Wardynski, is the school system going to be in a place to meet the requirements of IEPs on August 8th?”
To this question Dr. Wardynski responded, “I don̵ [...]
How the School Board Can Shut Me Up
Occasionally I’m told that my expectations of the school system are unreasonable. I often feel that the school board believes that. Heck, Dr. Moore all but told me that I was being so once. But occasionally I hear this from someone who doesn’t have something to gain by telling me I’m being unreasonable.
So are they right?
T [...]
The Superintendent and the Board to P...
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 that accountability was easy. I will therefore continue to attend these meetings and raise questions. Maybe they will occasionally, mistakenly, answer them.
The board, under the directi [...]
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