Tomorrow DC City Council will vote on the proposed budget changes for our public schools. This includes the controversial removal of Special Education Coordinators and having their responsibilities transferred to School Psychologists. Join us as we recap what we know and especially what we still don’t know about this very [...]
Starting in the 2012 school year, DC public schools will eliminate the position of Special Education Coordinator in schools and instead will transfer those job responsibilities to school psychologists. The District of Columbia Association of School Psychologists representatives Kirsten Myers Denning, School Psycholgoist, and Monica Arce, Special Education Coordinator join [...]
Mary and Melissa discuss the latest response from the Office of the DC Mayor regarding the reprogramming of millions of dollars of DC special education money. Also, join us to hear some new tips from parents on good local area places for kids with special kids.
Join us today as we speak with Washington Teacher Union President Nathan Saunders about DC Public Schools (DCPS) elimination of the position of special ed coordinators. The job is to be turned over to school pyschologists. Is this good or bad? Today, we will also address the cuts in funding of [...]
Have you ever felt that you are out on your own dealing with the challenges of raising your special child. When you have an IEP — is that all you need. Can you then schedule that spa day? Probably not. Join us and gripe about the lack of holistic approaches [...]
Join us today as we discuss how to advocate and how to hold “the powers that be” accountable. We also have a guest who is a special education teacher who will speak to us about how to advocate to teachers. Join us to discuss the reprogramming of special education funds [...]
We will continue our discussion on steps to take when it is determined that your child needs more support to function “normal”. We will discuss community life, schools, and therapy. Call in to participate in the discussion
When you think something is wrong with your child and everyone is saying you are crazy, what do you do. Call us to discuss and share.
Mary and Melissa, two mothers living in DC, raising children with disabilities are visited by Leroy Moore Jr, writer, poet, activist and founder of Krip Hop Nation for a discussion on disability and Black History Month. We will also learn about Leroy’s creation of Krip Hop Nation and its influence [...]
Join Mary and Melissa on Valentine’s Day as these two mothers living in DC, raising children with disabilities discuss the many dimensions of loving a challenging child. Our guest speaker is Gabrielle Farrell, Religous Educator, Lifespan Education and Family Ministries at All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington D.C.. Call-in or [...]