Sentences with phrase «large special education population»

The only thing standing in their way was a state law requiring that parents, teachers and the local community had to play a role in selecting a «turnaround» model and there was little interest in a Washington D.C. charter school company that had virtually no experience running schools with a large Latino population, a significant number of English Language Learners and a large special education population.

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Education officials in several states with large English - language - learner populations are bristling at a proposal by the U.S. Department of Education that they say would curb their flexibility in deciding when children are fluent in English and if they still need special services for ells.

The borough also has the largest youth population of any London borough, and since 2010 has seen the number of young people with special educational needs for whom the borough maintains an education, health and care plan increase from 1,800 to 2,500.

Themed training sessions for small or large groups of special education teachers, general educators, and related support staff that focus on such areas as leadership development, program development, group dynamics, essential tools instruction, advancements in special and alternative education practices, and the most effective methodologies and modalities for working with challenging populations of students.

Pruitt said the Gary district also is committed to educating the largest population of special education students in the area, unlike private and charter schools that enroll, by choice, a limited number of students in need of special services.

The school serves a large population of special education students — 20 percent, while the district average is 12.5 percent.

It is ironic that the grant refers to Jumoke as a high performing charter school when it is clear that in a city with a high Latino population, a large non-English speaking student body and more than one in ten students needing special education services, Jumoke is a charter school company that has been completely unwilling to take on their fair share of Latino, non-English speaking and special education students.

Is the representation of low - income students in special education programs larger than their representation in the school population at your child's school?