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Feb 9, 2018
I work for a non-profit agency that works with trauma-informed care. While I AM an educator, I do not work in a "typical classroom." My supervisor is not an educator and I don't have a mentor in my grade level that I can talk with.
I am struggling with some difficult parent situations. All of my students have IEPs that list their goals. While the IEPs are very poorly constructed and often times not appropriately complete, I work to address the goals in them the best I can. Since the 2 classrooms in my program house students of varying abilities from 6-12 grade, I try to keep the content of my lessons "grade appropriate," but accommodate and modify my resources to meet their individual needs.
This takes HOURS upon HOURS of extra work both at school and at home (and I do NOT get paid comparable pay for this).
Currently, I have several parents who a...See More
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men52
Hi, Liz: your program sounds very similar to the one here. I have yet to meet anyone here that knew about these classrooms although they have been in existence for almost 20 years! They obviously keep the program quiet out of respect for the students due the sensitive nature of their situations. I was in awe of these teachers, certainly not thinkin...See More
men52
Liz: in a whim I googled trauma informed care and a city and I got bits of organizations that hold trainings and conferences for that area. I would think those organizations would be a good place to make contacts in your specific area.
men52
Liz: in a whim I googled trauma informed care and a city and I got bits of organizations that hold trainings and conferences for that area. I would think those organizations would be a good place to make contacts in your specific area.
Liz
I appreciate you and all of your advice! We are connected to the umbrella of the special education program in our district, since they are the ones who send students to us. I was able to get in touch with our district reps and spoke with my supervisor as well who is in agreement that this nonsense is getting out of hand. It's good to know that I'm ...See More
men52
Liz: I am so happy for you that you are getting the support you need right there. Hopefully that means you can get the nonsense under control and finish off the year in fine fashion. Glad I was of some help in some way!
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