Our district can't afford to hire another school psych. so the one at my son's school is responsible for 4 different elementary schools. That's over 1000 kids. My son, they say, needs to socialize with children his own age, they don't have the staff or time to make it happen.
My son needs to have pull out to go with older children for math and reading, but with so many kids failing, the remedial teacher can't add another kid. So he loses out. My son qualified for on-line classes, if there is not enough staff, they will not be able to provide him a computer to take those classes.
When you say it doesn't cost more money.... I am not sure what you mean? If they can't provide him a specialized program because they have to spend all of there extra time and resources on kids that are going to fail the test..... They don't have the extra staff, nor do they have the money to hire the extra staff.
Our districts budget just got cut by $3,000,000.... guess where they care going to cut back? I heard it from the horses mouth, any special program, like the gifted program the high school has managed to hang on to, and a head start program for kids that are in high risk groups, will be gone.So the cycle of failing kids will continue for a few years. Until there is money to hire more staff.
In a large urban district, where most of the students come from poverty or just above poverty.... money or the lack of makes a difference.
