It is shameful anytime craven politicians victimize children. When those children have special needs, it is almost beyond belief. But I have learned that when it comes to the strategies that Anti-Public School Politicians are willing to use to further their agenda, there is no such thing as too low. Consider their current “justification” for…
If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of March 26, 2017 when they were first posted. And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list. 1. Want to know what a church believes?…
A campus implementing the LYS Common Assessment model sent in the following implementation questions: SC, We have some concerns with the 30-minute time limit on common assessments. For ELAR, there is a fair amount of reading a piece of text or multiple pieces of text before reaching the ten questions on the assessment. As a…
If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of February 28, 2016 when they were first posted. And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list. 1. I will vote in support of public…
A LYS Principal sent in the following: SC, Ever get an email like this? Woo-hoo!! Ms. B, I have a parent meeting this afternoon at 3:40, is there anyway I could get a copy of my Fundamental 5 data (note: a PowerWalks report) for the meeting? One of my student’s accommodations is proximity monitoring and…
Below is a submission from a LYS Superintendent: If you are keeping up with current education trends, you would know there is an insurgency against school reform on the rise. From conservative Texas to liberal New York, the drumbeat is unmistakably clear. For the record, I believe in public schools. I also believe public schools…
In response to the 12/9/2010 post, “Common Assessments for Students with Special Needs,” a LYS Principal writes: OK, the confusion and misapplication is amazing.First, everything the special education director said is 100% accurate. I had this same discussion with my special education director and made the decision to allow accommodations/modifications to special education student scores…
The following are discussions on procedures to follow when including students with special needs in a common assessment program. It may be helpful for other schools and districts within the LYS Nation 1) From a Special Education Director, the initial answer to the question regarding common assessment grading practices for special education students: There has…
I was recently working with a group of special education teachers at an alternative school. My purpose, to help them better organize their instructional day to make them more effective and increase student performance. Of course this was going to require a little extra time in the short run, as they learned to plan differently….
In response to the post, “Brezina Writes… (Latest School Rankings – Part 4…“, a reader writes: “Brezina is right, of course. We stood by for years and watched schools increase their scores by moving countless children into special education. Special education didn’t count towards accountability and the schools received more money for them. Where was…
In response to the post, “Teacher Stress – Part 20,” an old school LYS High School Principal writes: “I suppose focusing on good apples or bad apple is a matter of perspective. I don’t consider taking an honest look at our profession “bashing.” You say the blog’s focus is on a “few”. Really? I assure…
In response to the posts relating to, “Accountability Crisis,” a reader writes: Consider this. Let’s say a freshman has 8 classes. This freshman is a special education student. The student’s schedule looks like this:Algebra 1; Resource Math; English 1; Resource English; Biology; Resource Science; PE; Social StudiesNow, let’s assume the worst. This student fails Algebra…
