[etni] Fw: re: students with accommodations


----- Original Message ----- From: "Leah Urso" <morahleah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: students with accommodations



As a former special ed teacher in America (now an English teacher), I will address your comments. It is appropriate for a general ed teacher to fill out a check list or brief evaluation of the student's behavior and academic performance in his or her classroom. However, reading the psychological evaluation (didactic evaluation) and test results should be done jointly with a school psychologist and the special education consultant. In America, what they are asking you to do is not even be legal - parents could sue! Good Luck, Leah

Hedy wrote:
Today at our English Staff meeting, we were informed that from now on we, only we, will be in charge of the destiny of students with accommodations. Although this went into effect last year, the advisor took care of all the accommodations and now won't be doing it anymore.
We were told that we had to read each students didactic evaluation and then fill in many, many pages reporting our opinion based on the students work in class.
I am still astounded by this announcement and I think it is just unheard of that we are being forced to do something that has nothing whatsoever to do with our profession and demands so much of our very valuable time, which we don't have ( I might add). I was wondering what you are doing about this, if anything? If not, then don't you think that something should be done to stop it?
I do not see myself recommending or filling in papers on any student. I can't do something that I am not qualified for.


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