Category: Education & Early Intervention
Local Superintendents Troubled by Overhaul
By Will Sentell Legislature-ordered overhaul of Louisiana’s special education system is sparking questions, concerns and angst among superintendents. “We are proceeding cautiously,” said John Watson, superintendent of the Livingston Parish school system. “It is a big undertaking.” Other school district chiefs made similar comments about the sweeping new law, which won approval earlier this year, […]
Read MoreSpecial Education Overhaul Subject of Webinar Series
BY WILL SENTELL [email protected] Controversy continued to churn Wednesday on a new state law that offers multiple ways for some special education students to earn a high school diploma. Officials of the state Department of Education told a key advisory panel that the agency will hold a series of webinars for school districts on how […]
Read MoreSpecial Education Costs Challenge State Task Force
By Danielle Dreilinger The task force examining Louisiana’s $3.5 billion public school funding plan once again bogged down Wednesday over the complex challenge of paying for special education. By the end of the three-hour meeting, members weren’t certain they would change anything at all. The Minimum Foundation Program, or MFP, sets the base cost of educating […]
Read MoreLaDDC News: Frequently Asked Questions: Alternative Pathway for Promotion and Graduation for Students with Disabilities (HB 1015)
Common Core’s Promise Collides With IEP Realities
Special education teachers struggle to make sure individualized education programs align with standards By Christina A. Samuels One of the most promising elements of common academic standards for students with disabilities, say experts in special education, is that they offer explicit connections from one set of skills to another. That is particularly important for students […]
Read MorePARCC Adopts Spec. Ed. Testing Policy For Common Core
By Christina Samuels UPDATE: PARCC has posted online the materials on accommodations for special education students and common-core testing that it made available to its governing board. Please see memo to the board that outlines the contents of the policy; a PowerPoint presentation on the manual, and a draft of the final policy. An edited […]
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