EXCLUSIVE: 4 HCPSS teachers in 2019 warned special ed staff shortages were leading to unsafe conditions for students and crushing workloads.
Six years later, 69% of vacancies are in SE.
And those 4 teachers left.🧵https://www.wbaltv.com/article/howard-county-schools-special-education-issues/63855175
Six years later, 69% of vacancies are in SE.
And those 4 teachers left.🧵https://www.wbaltv.com/article/howard-county-schools-special-education-issues/63855175
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Dozens of parents say HCPSS is failing students with special needs, their children falling behind while special education staff vacancies go unfilled year after year.🧵https://www.wbaltv.com/article/howard-county-schools-special-education-issues/63855175
While the special ed $$ has 📈 each year, it hasn't kept pace with enrollment.
5 of the last 10 years saw a 📉in per-pupil special ed $$.🧵https://www.wbaltv.com/article/howard-county-schools-special-education-issues/63855175