Why can we continue to serve our Early Childhood Program students in multiple locations and in multiple current elementary schools?
It is neither desirable nor educationally sound to do so for several reasons. Early Childhood includes five distinct programs because the students that it serves have such a wide variety of needs, ranging from complex autism to mild speech impairments. Often, students have to be bused to a new site each year because, as they transition through the program, the site that meets their most current needs is at a different location. This is very disruptive to the educational progress of our youngest and often most vulnerable children. From an efficiency standpoint, having all of the students educated in one location allows the therapists, speech pathologists, social workers and other support staff to spend less time traveling and more time working directly with students. The need for specialized rooms for physical and speech therapy and specially-designed bathrooms and playground equipment is unique to this age group.
Related Questions
- Do all students currently enrolled in one of the elementary magnet schools/programs need to complete an Application to continue in the magnet school/program?
- Why can we continue to serve our Early Childhood Program students in multiple locations and in multiple current elementary schools?
- Is there an Early Childhood Program available at the Gillett Elementary School?
