Back After All of these Months?

When one looks at the ESE page of the SDHC, follows the links, one would find:



SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION


THE EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATOR
Exceptional News for Exceptional People

August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November/December 2006
January 2007
February/March 2007
April/May 2007

No Exceptional News after April/May 2007 for Exceptional People?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION

THE ESE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATOR
Exceptional News for Exceptional Administrators


Fall 2006Issue 9
Winter 2006 - 2007 Issue 10
Spring 2007 Issue 11
Summer 2007 Issue 12

No Exceptional News after Summer 2007 for the Administrators?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION


THE PARENT PRESS
A newsletter for parents of students in Exceptional Student Education Programs


February 2006
April 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
November 2006
January 2007
June 2007
December 2007

After a few months of no news, there is now new news for Parents.

Why just this one instead of the others? Follow up will come on this later.


A very positive publication. One who reads this would get the impression that there is a very strong support system for SDHC ESE kids, the staff that works with them and for the parents of the ESE kids.


In the opening article, there are thanks for the kind words about the electronic communication. One could wonder if these kind words were the catalyst needed to restart these publications.

Later in the publication, it speaks to parents needing to be collaborative and positive. There is also a form to fill out to nominate someone who is Excellent in Action. A comment is made that honest compliments are our most valued possession.

For all of those people (students, parents, teachers, support staff and administrators) involved in the trenches of ESE issues, who deal with lack of resources, purposeful delays of evaluations, ESE placements of administrative convenience instead of disability needs of the student, lack of positive behavioral supports for students, teachers and administrators, the ever present abuse by those in power who woefully lack a correct understanding of the system's legal responsibilities under IDEA and a host of other issues, one can see how honest compliments would be valued more than an honest perception of reality.

The rationalization that a lot of hard work goes in to maintaining an image of positiveness is no comfort to those students, parents and teachers who struggle with reality.