My Apologies and a Quick Program Review

A few words of apology and quick review of our program:

Toward the end of this past school year, I was told several very adorable stories that I had intended to share via this blog.  The last month of school however, always tends to feel like complete chaos for all of those involved within the field of education.  There is much to be done during those last few weeks and it is last minute work that cannot be completed earlier in the year.  Therefore, I must apologize to those who went out of their way to share their humorous experiences with me, as they sadly didn't make their way here (I was swamped with many other details during that time).


As a quick review, our program houses two special education teachers, a number of our paraprofessionals (paras), our SLP and her paras, our secretary, SpEd district coordinator, and several itinerant/related service providers.  We have 5 preschool classrooms on site and also provide SpEd services to eligible students within the Head Start program; a great majority of whom attend Head Start on the west side of our county . . . which we often refer to as "The West Side."  I am ultimately responsible for all students and paras within two of our on-site classrooms, as well as our West Side paras and kiddos.  Our other special education teacher is responsible for the other three on-site classrooms and those paras.


I have much more contact with my own Paras (my "team") and clearly get to know the children on my caseload much better than I do those from our partner team.  It is for this reason that I am better able to more accurately recall some of these fun stories/experiences that took place within my own team's setting, than I might from my other colleagues.  I apologize in advance for any facts I might mix up in regard to either team and for any stories that I've forgotten altogether.


Now . . . I'm off to proceed with the two or three tales I can recall . . . followed in only a few short weeks by our new school year and all of the fun, new experiences which await us  . . . and just how is it that this summer seems to be passing so much more quickly than those previous?!?