Once Again The District Isn’t Prepared To Meet IEPs
Remember a year ago when I met with Dr. Wardynski and asked him if the district would be ready to meet IEPs on the first day of school? Remember when his response to that question was, “I don’t know.”...
View ArticleWardynski and Board Knew SPED Was Unfairly Targeted in RIF Cuts
Sixteen months ago, I wrote an open letter to Mr. David Blair explaining to him in great detail that he and the board of education had placed too heavy of a burden on Special Education in their...
View ArticleTimes Director: Efficiency Justifies Breaking The Law
Our new Community News Director at the Huntsville Times, Anthony Cook, has great news for criminals everywhere. Suddenly if you claim that you’re being “efficient,” breaking the law does not matter....
View ArticleWhy Wardynski’s “Efficiency” Argument Is A Logical Fallacy
Last week when Challen Stevens of the Huntsville Times reported that Huntsville City Schools had cut special education too deeply, Dr. Wardynski responded with a typically anti-government (and...
View ArticleSmoke and Mirrors: Spinning the Superintendent’s Record
Have you heard how wonderful the Huntsville City Schools district is doing lately? I’m sure you have. After all Dr. Wardynski has been touting his successes as often as possible of late. And he’s been...
View ArticleSPED Students Endangered by Wardynski’s Policies
Friday, WAFF reported that a severely autistic student put a used condom in his mouth at the Academy for Science and Foreign Language here in Huntsville. As terrible as that is, the truly terrible...
View ArticleHuntsville City Schools Since 2011
Huntsville City Schools Since 2011 On Tuesday, May 17th, I offered a presentation to the NAACP at the Harrison Center that gave an overview of the history of Huntsville City Schools from the past five...
View ArticleAkin Trying to Cut SPED Aides’ Salaries
UPDATE: I have been informed via multiple sources that Dr. Akin has decided to rescind this decision to cap the Instructional Assistant’s and Special Education Aides salaries at $11.00 per hour. The...
View ArticleAutism Acceptance
After a week of disrupted routines, travel, and bathroom schedules, I should have known that Good Friday wasn’t going to be so good. But it started out fine. We loaded up in the truck to go out for a...
View ArticleHCS Steals from SPED Funds, Again (Updated)
UPDATE: I have been assured by Ms. Finley and Ms. Michelle Lanier Watkins that this issue is being addressed. I am grateful to them for their efforts, and I’m waiting to see how this plays out. Thank...
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