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Fund Basic Special Education Services for Kindergarten through Third Grade

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Anonymous
8 years ago

PASS House Bill 12 & support early identification and assistance. Early intervention of services will reduce the financial burden posed in later years of a child's schooling.

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ellen mcconachie
8 years ago

To provide all children with equal access to a quality education, this bill must be passé. Early intervention is a proven success.

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Anne McKee
8 years ago

K-3 Special Education Funding is a critical component of meeting the needs and building foundational skills for all children especially for children who learn differently. House Bill 12 needs to pass and should have been done a long time ago.

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Virginia Forcucci
8 years ago

To ignore critical needs of children in early childhood education is not only morally unsound, but it is also financially irresponsible. We must identify our students' needs as early as possible to identify what resources will most benefit their growth, to ensure that educators are trained to meet these needs, to secure necessary funding. Early identification will aid our children, their families and our schools. To suggest otherwise is shortsighted and dismissive - two behaviors that SHOULD NOT be connected to the advancement of youth in our state. Jinni Forcucci 2018 DE Teacher of the Year

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Deborah Luniewsky
8 years ago

Providing special education to grades K -3 is extremely important. DE NEEDS to provide these funds immediately. Please look at the research and you will see how important this is.

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Trish Sullivan
8 years ago

We need the support for K-3

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Anonymous
8 years ago

It is important to fund all students that need additional support in order for them to be successful early on.

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Mary Kegelman
8 years ago

Why ignore the critical need for funding basic special education services at the K - 3 grades. It would benefit all students in the grade!

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maria argain
8 years ago

Please pass this bill as I know that it is greatly needed!

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Valerie Jermusyk
8 years ago

please help these students by including funding. I teach spec ed middle school and I have witnessed the impact.

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Susan Carla Pyle
8 years ago

If funding is available to help children with special needs at the primary level, they may not need as much support later. The earlier the intervention, the better!

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Judith Nichols
8 years ago

It is important to provide funding for all children who are in need of special education services, but especially so for K-3 children. Letting them get an early start will benefit them even more.

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Pauline Isler
8 years ago

Funding is necessary so that students can receive the services that they deserve so they can reach their potential.

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Marie C Stranahan
8 years ago

Early identification and intervention will shape the futures of our youngest learners. They are the key to future success. Fund. HB 12!

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Christy Stewart
8 years ago

As a first grade teacher, I fully support this Bill.

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Claudia Hughes
8 years ago

As both teacher and citizen, I am ashamed that Delaware ignores our responsibility to nurture children with special needs at a most crucial time in their lives. Funding is the basic responsibility we have to students K-3. Many education decisions are based on "least restrictive environment"; no state funding for special needs offers no appropriate environment support.

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Anonymous
8 years ago

Assisting at the earliest age to provide special education services has a greater impact on the outcome.

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Harry R Brake
8 years ago

Support K-3 special education programs, which is every bit an education as education from 12th grade to 9th backwards!

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Ginger Angstadt
8 years ago

Support K-3 special education programs. This is a vital need!

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Alan Hendel
8 years ago

You will not remediate special education students behaviors without early intervention. This is not a top down program. It must start as early as possible.