I have to admit that I was shocked when Maribel Gardea said that she was pleased with San Antonio ISD’s special education services during the COVID-19 school closures. Gardea’s son has multiple medical complexities, and she has been an active,… Continue Reading
IEP. ARD. LRE. 504. FAPE. PBIS. IDEA. ADA. RTI. ESY. MTSS. SPED. Somewhere, drowning in alphabet soup, are the vital services your child needs. For the parents of students receiving special education services, some of the acronyms become so familiar… Continue Reading
Becky McMains didn’t wonder whether her daughter would need special education services. She knew she would. Her daughter has a neurological condition that manifests both physically and cognitively, and had been seeing numerous specialists from the day she was born. … Continue Reading
Jamie Storm requested a special education evaluation for her daughter in February. She knew her child had ADHD, and hoped that a few simple classroom accommodations would allow the first grader to excel at BASIS North Central. It can be… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: We are featuring the work of guest blogger Bekah McNeel, who writes on our site as Hall Monitor, in a four-part investigative series entitled Punished, Not Served: Unfair Discipline for Students with Disabilities. This is Part IV, the… Continue Reading
Editors’ note: We are featuring the work of guest blogger Bekah McNeel, who writes on our site as Hall Monitor, in a four-part investigative series entitled Punished, Not Served: Unfair Discipline for Students with Disabilities. This is Part III. In… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: We are featuring the work of guest blogger Bekah McNeel, who writes on our site as Hall Monitor, in a four-part investigative series entitled Punished, Not Served: Unfair Discipline for Students with Disabilities. This is Part II. In… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: We are featuring the work of guest blogger Bekah McNeel, who writes on our site as Hall Monitor, in a four-part investigative series entitled Punished, Not Served: Unfair Discipline for Students with Disabilities. This is Part I. In… Continue Reading
Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. My journey toward understanding and believing in integrated schools is well-documented. I’ve reported, opined, and emoted publicly. But until now, my personal… Continue Reading
Note from SA Charter Moms: We are proud to share guest posts from hallmonitor covering San Antonio’s public schools. I’m about 30 years late to the phonics wars, but apparently there’s still plenty to discuss. In my last post on literacy… Continue Reading
