Middle-school CTT placements
Last year, the Department of Education’s new middle school choice and matching process left too many special needs children who were in CTT (collaborative team teaching) classes out in the cold, particularly in “choice” districts where there aren’t zoned schools and students take tests or complete auditions and interviews to secure middle-school seats.
This year, the DOE said that they would send special education students middle school notification at the same time as their general education peers. According to a note in the Principals’ Weekly email, however, the letters for special education students were delayed again. They should have been sent by the end of this week, according to the email.
Patricia Connelly, a member of both the Citywide Council on Special Education and the Parent Commission on School Governance and Mayoral Control, is asking parents of CTT kids in “choice” districts to contact her with concerns about their child’s placement. Information shared with her will be held “in the strictest confidence,” Connelly notes. She can be reached at patricia.connelly@gmail.com.
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So does this mean that the letter my child (special ed) got last week offering her a seat in a school we listed as a choice, and that she had an interview at, is an error?
Comment by joe — June 5, 2009 @ 3:16 pm
No, that wouldn’t be an error. It’s reassuring to hear that your child got his letter at the same time as all other students. Maybe the letters were sent out later in some districts than in others?
Comment by Pamela Wheaton — June 5, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
I never heard that choice districts don’t have zoned schools. We were advised by our guidance counselors– and we are in a choice district– to put down our zoned schools as 5th choice. So does this mean we wasted one of our choice spots because we listed a zoned school? Someone clarify please asap.
Comment by Bonnie — June 7, 2009 @ 7:33 pm