Has anyone heard about this?

[Guest guest]

I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and content

mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

trend...

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

>

>

--

Grace & Peace,

Staci

" The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

international order. "

-Henri Nouwen

[Guest guest]

I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and content

mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

trend...

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

>

>

--

Grace & Peace,

Staci

" The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

international order. "

-Henri Nouwen

[Guest guest]

I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and content

mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

trend...

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

>

>

--

Grace & Peace,

Staci

" The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

international order. "

-Henri Nouwen

[Guest guest]

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

Only a small percentage of students with disabilities can be exempted

from the TAKS. I think it’s 1-2%. After that, even if the ARD

Committee exempts them, it goes against the schools numbers as a fail.

You’ll find information about Assessment of Students with Disabilities

Update (PowerPoint) at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment

Tonya

Re: Has Anyone Heard about this?

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

Only a small percentage of students with disabilities can be exempted

from the TAKS. I think it’s 1-2%. After that, even if the ARD

Committee exempts them, it goes against the schools numbers as a fail.

You’ll find information about Assessment of Students with Disabilities

Update (PowerPoint) at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment

Tonya

Re: Has Anyone Heard about this?

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

Only a small percentage of students with disabilities can be exempted

from the TAKS. I think it’s 1-2%. After that, even if the ARD

Committee exempts them, it goes against the schools numbers as a fail.

You’ll find information about Assessment of Students with Disabilities

Update (PowerPoint) at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment

Tonya

Re: Has Anyone Heard about this?

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

I guess this is one thing that has really burned me up about TAKS...TAKS creates

a real incentive for a principal to NOT want our kids at their school, if they

fear the special ed kids will bring down the scores. In contrast, where is the

incentive to WANT our kids, and therefore compete for them to attend their

school?

It was satisfying for me last year, my son's first year taking TAKS, that he

passed the reading on the first try (did okay, not great, but passed, which was

just super-fine with me), and he not only passed the math, his scores were very

high and he was at the commended level. Take THAT, you principals, and TEA! My

ASD son CAN add a lot to your precious TAKS scores!

No, I'm not bitter at all about the overload of importance on TAKS....

e

Tonya Hettler wrote:

Only a small percentage of students with disabilities can be exempted

from the TAKS. I think it’s 1-2%. After that, even if the ARD

Committee exempts them, it goes against the schools numbers as a fail.

You’ll find information about Assessment of Students with Disabilities

Update (PowerPoint) at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment

Tonya

Re: Has Anyone Heard about this?

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

Huh? That doesn’t make sense. Special ed is a service, not a placement,

and whether or not a child takes the TAKS or SDAA or LDAA is an ARD

committee decision – NOT a decision based on the student’s placement. There

are plenty of kids with IEPs, even kids in restrictive placements, who still

take the TAKS. Then there are kids who are in general ed pretty much all

day long and they take alternative assessments.

Geraldine

_____

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of e

Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:48 AM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Has Anyone Heard about this?

I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

test as well.

Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

e

[Guest guest]

Huh? That doesn’t make sense. Special ed is a service, not a placement,

and whether or not a child takes the TAKS or SDAA or LDAA is an ARD

committee decision – NOT a decision based on the student’s placement. There

are plenty of kids with IEPs, even kids in restrictive placements, who still

take the TAKS. Then there are kids who are in general ed pretty much all

day long and they take alternative assessments.

Geraldine

_____

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of e

Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:48 AM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Has Anyone Heard about this?

I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

test as well.

Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

e

[Guest guest]

Huh? That doesn’t make sense. Special ed is a service, not a placement,

and whether or not a child takes the TAKS or SDAA or LDAA is an ARD

committee decision – NOT a decision based on the student’s placement. There

are plenty of kids with IEPs, even kids in restrictive placements, who still

take the TAKS. Then there are kids who are in general ed pretty much all

day long and they take alternative assessments.

Geraldine

_____

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of e

Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:48 AM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Has Anyone Heard about this?

I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

test as well.

Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

e

[Guest guest]

Congrats on all acounts!!!

Lesli Bernanke

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Re: Has Anyone Heard about this?

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

Congrats on all acounts!!!

Lesli Bernanke

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Re: Has Anyone Heard about this?

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

Congrats on all acounts!!!

Lesli Bernanke

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Re: Has Anyone Heard about this?

This is interesting. Here in WA State, the Special Ed kids in self-

contained classrooms still have to take the WASL (our version of your

TAKS). The school gets points for them just having their name on the

test even if they don't answer any questions, just like the SAT

test. But if the parents have the kids opt-out of the test

completely, the school receives a zero, which is much worse. So I'm

surprised that something similar doesn't occur in Texas. And maybe

because of this, here in WA (at least in our school district) they

are trying to make more self-contained classrooms and do away with

mainstreaming unless the kid can do so without an aide. They're

setting it up like the aides are too expensive and cause the district

to pull funds from other non-special ed departments, which of course

pits the families with NT kids against the special ed families.

-

Jimmy 10/12/2001

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that

the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that

they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher

taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want

all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have

to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

[Guest guest]

that appears the trend I am seeing all over the state .....some campuses have

already gone to full inclusion.....as an example. if the TEA proposed rules for

the autism supplement are adopted as currently written it would appear to

encourage this trend

Beinke

Staci Cavazos wrote:

I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and

content

mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

trend...

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

>

>

--

Grace & Peace,

Staci

" The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

international order. "

-Henri Nouwen

[Guest guest]

that appears the trend I am seeing all over the state .....some campuses have

already gone to full inclusion.....as an example. if the TEA proposed rules for

the autism supplement are adopted as currently written it would appear to

encourage this trend

Beinke

Staci Cavazos wrote:

I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and

content

mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

trend...

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

>

>

--

Grace & Peace,

Staci

" The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

international order. "

-Henri Nouwen

[Guest guest]

that appears the trend I am seeing all over the state .....some campuses have

already gone to full inclusion.....as an example. if the TEA proposed rules for

the autism supplement are adopted as currently written it would appear to

encourage this trend

Beinke

Staci Cavazos wrote:

I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and

content

mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

trend...

>

> I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> test as well.

> Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

>

> e

>

>

>

--

Grace & Peace,

Staci

" The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

international order. "

-Henri Nouwen

[Guest guest]

Are you sure this is ALL about the TAKS test? I'm just cynical enough to

believe it is about spending MONEY on special ed services, resources and

teachers. TAKS is just a plausible, " public believeable " (meaning those who

have no/have never had children in special ed) excuse.

Dee C

>

> that appears the trend I am seeing all over the state .....some campuses

> have already gone to full inclusion.....as an example. if the TEA proposed

> rules for the autism supplement are adopted as currently written it would

> appear to encourage this trend

>

> Beinke

>

> Staci Cavazos <staci.cavazos@... <staci.cavazos%40gmail.com>> wrote:

> I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and

> content

> mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

> teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

> trend...

>

> On 7/27/07, e <ScrapnMomof2QTs@... <ScrapnMomof2QTs%40aol.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> > I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> > T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> > ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> > class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> > Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> > intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> > will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> > score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> > kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> > test as well.

> > Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

> >

> > e

> >

> >

> >

>

> --

> Grace & Peace,

> Staci

>

> " The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

> deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

> international order. "

>

> -Henri Nouwen

>

>

[Guest guest]

Are you sure this is ALL about the TAKS test? I'm just cynical enough to

believe it is about spending MONEY on special ed services, resources and

teachers. TAKS is just a plausible, " public believeable " (meaning those who

have no/have never had children in special ed) excuse.

Dee C

>

> that appears the trend I am seeing all over the state .....some campuses

> have already gone to full inclusion.....as an example. if the TEA proposed

> rules for the autism supplement are adopted as currently written it would

> appear to encourage this trend

>

> Beinke

>

> Staci Cavazos <staci.cavazos@... <staci.cavazos%40gmail.com>> wrote:

> I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and

> content

> mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

> teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

> trend...

>

> On 7/27/07, e <ScrapnMomof2QTs@... <ScrapnMomof2QTs%40aol.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> > I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> > T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> > ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> > class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> > Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> > intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> > will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> > score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> > kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> > test as well.

> > Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

> >

> > e

> >

> >

> >

>

> --

> Grace & Peace,

> Staci

>

> " The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

> deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

> international order. "

>

> -Henri Nouwen

>

>

[Guest guest]

Are you sure this is ALL about the TAKS test? I'm just cynical enough to

believe it is about spending MONEY on special ed services, resources and

teachers. TAKS is just a plausible, " public believeable " (meaning those who

have no/have never had children in special ed) excuse.

Dee C

>

> that appears the trend I am seeing all over the state .....some campuses

> have already gone to full inclusion.....as an example. if the TEA proposed

> rules for the autism supplement are adopted as currently written it would

> appear to encourage this trend

>

> Beinke

>

> Staci Cavazos <staci.cavazos@... <staci.cavazos%40gmail.com>> wrote:

> I hear of more and more schools doing away with Resource classes and

> content

> mastery and moving towards all inclusion. I have many friends that are

> teachers in various grade levels and they all seem to be seeing this

> trend...

>

> On 7/27/07, e <ScrapnMomof2QTs@... <ScrapnMomof2QTs%40aol.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> > I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me that the

> > T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with special

> > ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special ed

> > class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about this?

> > Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> > intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so that they

> > will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a higher taks

> > score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they want all

> > kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will have to

> > test as well.

> > Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

> >

> > e

> >

> >

> >

>

> --

> Grace & Peace,

> Staci

>

> " The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women who are so

> deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a new

> international order. "

>

> -Henri Nouwen

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh I totally agree Dee...i think they are simply using the TAKS to

hide behind. But surely they cannot do this right? I mean wouldn't

getting rid of my daughters classes and services be an infringement

on her disability rights???

> > >

> > > I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me

that the

> > > T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> > > ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special

ed

> > > class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about

this?

> > > Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> > > intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so

that they

> > > will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a

higher taks

> > > score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they

want all

> > > kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will

have to

> > > test as well.

> > > Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

> > >

> > > e

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> > --

> > Grace & Peace,

> > Staci

> >

> > " The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women

who are so

> > deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a

new

> > international order. "

> >

> > -Henri Nouwen

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Oh I totally agree Dee...i think they are simply using the TAKS to

hide behind. But surely they cannot do this right? I mean wouldn't

getting rid of my daughters classes and services be an infringement

on her disability rights???

> > >

> > > I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me

that the

> > > T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> > > ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special

ed

> > > class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about

this?

> > > Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> > > intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so

that they

> > > will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a

higher taks

> > > score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they

want all

> > > kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will

have to

> > > test as well.

> > > Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

> > >

> > > e

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> > --

> > Grace & Peace,

> > Staci

> >

> > " The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women

who are so

> > deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a

new

> > international order. "

> >

> > -Henri Nouwen

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Oh I totally agree Dee...i think they are simply using the TAKS to

hide behind. But surely they cannot do this right? I mean wouldn't

getting rid of my daughters classes and services be an infringement

on her disability rights???

> > >

> > > I was talking with my mother this morning and she informed me

that the

> > > T.E.A. is trying to pass a law by 2009 that will do away with

special

> > > ed classes on the elementary level and require that ALL special

ed

> > > class children be mainstreamed. Has anyone else heard about

this?

> > > Supposedly the T.E.A. is saying that the public schools are

> > > intentionally putting more kids into " special ed " classes so

that they

> > > will be exempt from the TAKS test thus giving the school a

higher taks

> > > score...so to make it fair and get actual " real " scores they

want all

> > > kids with disabilities mainstreamed by 2009 so that they will

have to

> > > test as well.

> > > Just curious if anyone else has heard about this????

> > >

> > > e

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> > --

> > Grace & Peace,

> > Staci

> >

> > " The world is waiting...for new saints, ecstatic men and women

who are so

> > deeply rooted in the love of God that they are free to imagine a

new

> > international order. "

> >

> > -Henri Nouwen

> >

> >