Comments on: Say no to the EISD’s therapeutic day-use facility http://westlakepicayune.com/2010/06/30/say-no-to-the-eisd%e2%80%99s-therapeutic-day-use-facility/ Westlake Picayune is a publication of Austin Community Newspapers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:35:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: 4 or 10 or even 20 http://westlakepicayune.com/2010/06/30/say-no-to-the-eisd%e2%80%99s-therapeutic-day-use-facility/comment-page-1/#comment-39796 4 or 10 or even 20 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:16:53 +0000 http://westlakepicayune.com/?p=7057#comment-39796 It really doesn't matter whether this institution is for 4 kids, or 20 kids. What is important is that EISD hold itself to the same standards of using best practices to teach all students. It is in no way an educational best practice to isolate a child in a standalone setting, no matter how "therapeutic" it may be intended to be. We don't teach children in AP classes to not use the internet, even though they did that 20 years ago. And we should never isolate a child with special needs just to make it more convenient for the EISD administration and teachers. It is not a best practice: this center has no place in EISD. It really doesn’t matter whether this institution is for 4 kids, or 20 kids. What is important is that EISD hold itself to the same standards of using best practices to teach all students. It is in no way an educational best practice to isolate a child in a standalone setting, no matter how “therapeutic” it may be intended to be.

We don’t teach children in AP classes to not use the internet, even though they did that 20 years ago. And we should never isolate a child with special needs just to make it more convenient for the EISD administration and teachers.

It is not a best practice: this center has no place in EISD.

]]> By: Eanes mom http://westlakepicayune.com/2010/06/30/say-no-to-the-eisd%e2%80%99s-therapeutic-day-use-facility/comment-page-1/#comment-39350 Eanes mom Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:42:18 +0000 http://westlakepicayune.com/?p=7057#comment-39350 Whether it's $750,00 or $2.2 million (and I don't know of anyone who's seen why the justification on the cost jump), the concept of the facility is very disturbing to most special needs parents. In May, at a special needs parent meeting, Dr. Wellman and the special ed director indicated about four students with extreme behavior would be located there. Whether it’s $750,00 or $2.2 million (and I don’t know of anyone who’s seen why the justification on the cost jump), the concept of the facility is very disturbing to most special needs parents. In May, at a special needs parent meeting, Dr. Wellman and the special ed director indicated about four students with extreme behavior would be located there.

]]> By: Seriously? http://westlakepicayune.com/2010/06/30/say-no-to-the-eisd%e2%80%99s-therapeutic-day-use-facility/comment-page-1/#comment-38568 Seriously? Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:04:35 +0000 http://westlakepicayune.com/?p=7057#comment-38568 Is the administration serious? $2.2 million for a building to teach a handful of students? I've heard that this is only going to serve a group of profoundly disabled students--less than 10 is what the the Picayune has reported--so I can't understand the discrepancy. A building that cost more than $200,000 per student to build? Trustees, if that's true, this is a no brainer. We can't afford this. Is the administration serious? $2.2 million for a building to teach a handful of students? I’ve heard that this is only going to serve a group of profoundly disabled students–less than 10 is what the the Picayune has reported–so I can’t understand the discrepancy.

A building that cost more than $200,000 per student to build?

Trustees, if that’s true, this is a no brainer. We can’t afford this.

]]> By: Absolutely http://westlakepicayune.com/2010/06/30/say-no-to-the-eisd%e2%80%99s-therapeutic-day-use-facility/comment-page-1/#comment-36801 Absolutely Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:33:11 +0000 http://westlakepicayune.com/?p=7057#comment-36801 Back to the future was a great movie, but it is not a good educational policy. Children who are segregated simply do not develop to their potential. Our trustees need to step in and do what the administration is clearly incapable of doing: saying no to a facility that "serves" children by isolating them. Back to the future was a great movie, but it is not a good educational policy. Children who are segregated simply do not develop to their potential. Our trustees need to step in and do what the administration is clearly incapable of doing: saying no to a facility that “serves” children by isolating them.

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