Category: Blog
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Lose It All, Again
Renay has been stalled for three weeks. The news that a student had a medical emergency and then died was shared in the early morning before reaching administrators. And reasonably, the staff was gutted. The emergency response was profoundly the best it could have been, given the way the news came into campus. Students were…
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The Chaos of Ordinary Days
Renay was working on the logistics of testing students for state testing. Testing schedules, even when they fit within the preferred existing framework, are still messy. And all the students know that this little change has made their regularly existing schedule unlike any other part of the year. Additionally, especially for students with disabilities, these…
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Over and Over Again
Renay has been dealing with some pretty interesting issues, but was reflecting on the needs of the staff at school, which are diverse on a good day. Staff changes are starting to take shape on some campuses. While some were about placement earlier in the year, the staff changes in the middle of the year…
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This is how it feels…
Renay was in a flurry of graduation-related activities for her personal life. Her godsons, J and W, were in their respective graduations in different areas of the region, and Renay was out running around getting to those events. As she sat with family both J and W are the middle of the family, so while…
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Thirteen.
Our year thirteen starts at the start of what we can only assume is the flurry of chaos before chaos unlocks all the doors. We are prepared to answer the stand for the students with disabilities and students in public education in general. To be clear, we will always advocate for students with disabilities. We…