by Bolder Pathway School | Mar 1, 2012 | Boulder, Boulder Valley School District, BVSD, Colorado, disabilities, extended school year, Improving Schools, instructional hours, Reform, remediation, School, Special Education, special needs, summer, Uncategorized
This week, something hit hard on the home front: Extended School Year services, the limitations the law puts on the wording of these services, and the impact this has on special education students that continue to fall further and further behind their peers in...
by jseat | Mar 2, 2011 | Colorado, Denver Colorado, education funding, Hickenlooper, School
Many of you already know that Governor John Hickenlooper has proposed a $375 million cut to education funding. In theory, I can understand the rationale behind it; after all, education spending is currently tying up 40% of Colorado’s budget and after spending some...
by jseat | Feb 26, 2011 | Boulder, Boulder Valley School District, Colorado, disabilities, Improving Schools, private school, Reform, remediation, School, Special Education, special needs
I wanted to take the time this week to reflect on a few things and get a little more personal about something that has really affected me. As many of you know, I have a passion for teaching that often overwhelms me, even to the point of tears, when I hear some of the...
by jseat | Dec 31, 2010 | Boulder, Boulder Valley School District, Colorado, contests, Dave and Buster's, Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Gift Card, homework, instructional hours, Longmont, Northern Colorado, prizes, tutoring
We all know what it is, work assigned to be done at home. But what is the purpose? That varies per teacher. Some teachers assign homework because it is the thing to do but never bother to check it. Some may walk around the classroom and mark in their books whether it...
by jseat | Aug 11, 2010 | Boulder, Boulder Valley School District, BVSD, Colorado, inclusion, Special Education
Once again Boulder Valley School District is in the news discussing changes to their special education policy. Boulder public schools work to provide more special-ed in regular classrooms – via the Denver PostBVSD held a special training session for all their...
by jseat | Jun 12, 2010 | Boulder, Boulder Valley School District, Colorado, Special Education, special needs
Boulder Valley School District is planning to eliminate special parties for special education students, district wide. Read this article to get all the details.Kim Bane from the district cites 2 reasons in the article for eliminating the program. Her first reasoning...
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