Comment 97068

By SallyB (anonymous) | Posted January 22, 2014 at 14:22:59 in reply to Comment 97060

True, but Mountain School only admits MID students (students with intellectual impairments), so the vast majority of Parkview students would not be eligible to apply to Mountain for admission. You could not simply join the two schools together and have Parkview kids and Mountain kids in the same classes. You could, however, have a vocational school that offers programs to both students with MID and students with learning disabilities, but students would be in math and English classes with others of similar ability.

I think the amalgamation of Mountain and Parkview rather than pairing them with neighbouring schools would be a fantastic move and show real leadership to the city. Both schools offers services to students with learning disabilities in smaller class sizes; they use Jump Math and the Wilson Reading program, offer life skills programs and vocational programs that dovetail with Mohawk College's trades programs. Paul Beattie's pedagogical approach could be applied (whether or not he's principal) and special needs students of Greater Hamilton could rest assured that their specialized needs would be met.

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