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4 Responses to 'Is there a rating system or ranking system for special education programs?'

1. Clays mom - December 2nd, 2008 at 5:11 am

   look for the testing program they use I think it is something like DMVII????? maybe

2. embroidery fan - December 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

   No, I worked in Special Ed. in the US for 21 years, and the only ranking system in the public schools was that of the school whose program the classroom was in.

   For example, if a school was ranked as a “School in Need of Improvement”, under No Child Left Behind guidelines, then any Special Day classes or Resource Specialist Programs within the school was also, “sort of”, included. The classes were run from the central administrative office, but the Special Ed. teachers would feel the same pressures for higher achievement, as the General Ed. teachers & administrator at that school.

   Otherwise, there may have been ratings according to the Quality Control analyses by the State Dept. of Education, such as compliance issues regarding paperwork, but no other ratings, as you’d think of; nothing like: Excellent for Children with Autism, or Poor for Teens with Emotional Disturbance…nothing like that.

3. starrrrgazer - December 7th, 2008 at 1:52 am

   Good luck with the “average” Canadian program, too. Sped programs are run by provincial law. There are provincial averages, but there is no real national average.

   You might want to think about tweeking the focus of your film.

4. CMA76 - December 9th, 2008 at 8:25 am

   You may want to look into the Council for Exceptional Children. A recurring topic is exceptional practice. You can look at the programs they feature and try to make arrangements with those centers and programs. In some ways it all depends on what you want to see. I hope this helps.

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