Isn’t it true that charter schools discourage special education students from enrolling?
A. No, it is not true. MEI is committed to full adherence to the rights of special education students as provided for in federal law. We are absolutely committed to meeting the needs of each and every special education student who would enroll in this charter school. In fact, the power of the Paragon curriculum to engage students through their unique talents—whether that be art, drama, music, exploration—can provide a vehicle for re-capturing a special education student through a visible demonstration of those talents and, once again, ignite the enthusiasm of learning. For example, a fifth grade student in a Mosaica school who came to the program severely dyslexic, was able to learn to decode language through explicit phonics instruction and benefited from the personalized software tutorial program to help accelerate him up to grade level. Additionally, that same student proved to be a brilliant painter who took a leadership role in his classroom during the afternoon Paragon Curriculum
