I applaud MVLA for, again, being at the forefront of developing programs to address the needs of all its students. The U.S. Supreme Court recently delivered a landmark special education ruling in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (Web Link ) in finding that courts should expect "(school) authorities to be able to offer a cogent and responsive explanation for their decisions that shows the IEP is reasonably calculated to enable the child to make progress appropriate in light of his circumstances" because "(w)hen all is said and done, a student offered an educational program providing 'merely more than de minimis' progress from year to year can hardly be said to have been offered an education at all." I am certain many districts will not be proactive in building programs which comply with this new standard. MVLA will lead the way. I could also see these proposed programs helping students like my son who need transition time when returning to school after missing an extended period while experiencing a major depressive episode.

Good effort, but leaves out teacher education. Most are understanding after an absence, but there are some that need training around how to work with students who are returning from illness. It's not hard to trigger anxiety in a student who is behind.

With all this new money, there is no need for measure B.

Vote no on measure B .

I believe measure B is for Mountain View-Whisman, which is an elementary school district, not MVLA, which is the high school district. MV-W definitely needs more money. The funding structure is different.

Please tell me I just read that too quickly.

I think, as the above poster said, staff education is KEY.

Also, could the district pay for additional CHAC counselors on site? Some are really wonderful, at least on the elementary school level, and provide that 1:1 attention these kids need to get them what they need at school.

Sigh. Proper SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TIME IS NEEDED! They have the proper training needed to work with the needs a " Special Ed " student has. I know, my parent started out as a " Special Ed " teacher. The rising through the ranks to an Assistant Administrator just shows how well the " Special Ed " training served.
PAUSD has it's debacle over improper training of it's " Special Ed " Staff and teachers, that is why the OCR filed charges. Unfortunately, they have not learned the lesson, even when I posted what they needed to do!
Learn from the PAUSD problem and hire the correct Special Education teachers; That will save the TAXPAYER'S MONEY in the long run....

I can totally relate to this, I hated the workload. Most classes were crap that didn't help prep me for college or career guidance. It was a chore to get through it all.

I think the pressure is coming from parents as well. Program should include education for parents as to balance between healthy encouragement vs unrealistic expectations for the child. Many times, it comes down to knowing who your child is. Not every child is going to to a CEO or even college bound.

Finally they found that the kids are so behind academy because in the mountain view district the academic level is so poor and compared from Los altos and also from buds and huff so went the kids arrived a high school they are so behind and they are not going to accept they are behind and written reading even math I am happy to hear that but I thing the question why the mountain view wishman district don't have high expectations from they kids they kids got 1 and the report card and the past for another grade really that is very difficult for the kids to challenge next year because he doesn't have the skills and strong base plus parent don't have the tools for support o they don't know how the school sistem work

It's a complicated issue. I believe it takes a strong administration to tackle this complex issue - one that has everyone's interests in mind. If they are only thinking about crossing "T"s and doting "I"s save the money. If there's going to be balance in the administration of the programs / funds they must truly address the student's needs, the teacher's skill set and the government and school policies. All stakehokders need to be represented and equipped. On another note ... thank goodness Mtn View Whisman hired a new person to head up their Special Ed program - hoping they bring balance couple with compassion for struggling students and families navigating new waters.