here is the bad news - thegovernment zapped kitot
meshulavot. nstead, you have kitot mekadmot, which are
self-contained catch-all classes. these classes , by self-fulfilling
prophesy, fil up with kids with "borderline" IQ (70-80) and kid swith
seriosu behaviour problems, so that kids with more minor problems
tend ot be referred to mainstraem classes, adn IF the parents request
a veadat shiluv, MIGHT get an hour or two a week fo help, maybe.
the GOOD news CAN BE, that if we all work together , we can demand
the reinstaement of kitot meshulavot = mainstream classes with at
least 4 kids with learning disabilities and a special ed teacher IN
THE CLASSROOM to work with the regular staff. Mrs. Mali Danino, CEO
of NITZAN has offered to help with this.
here in beit shemesh, we have a group of 5 girls going to grade 1
next year who are working on getting a class like this here. We have
gotten ourselves together, and will IYH meet with the principal of a
local school., and once we get her consent, our next step is the
city's education dept, and if necessary, the veadat hinuch of the
knesset. I know that there are some parents of boys going to grade 1
who are interested as well.

if this type of class is important to you, whether for grade 1 or any
other grade, please let me know. we need to really define ourselves
as a group that are committed to fight for this.

At 18:43 17/01/2008, ohlongbourn wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I'm hoping someone can set me straight regarding kitot shiluv or
>kitot meshalvot (not clear on what the proper term is) in the
>mamlachti-dati sector in Jerusalem.
>
>I understand that there was a shiluv program in a mamad in Ramot that
>was very successful but which closed last year. I have a son
>currently studying in a gan safa and have been told that the defunct
>Ramot program would have been his best option for first grade next
>year, but that nothing has been done to reconstitute it or replace it
>in a different mamad in Jerusalem.
>
>I have some confusion over what exactly the Ramot program was.
>Aren't there kitot shilov in various schools all over town? Don't
>they open up classes like these every year? The gan safa ganenet has
>told us that children from her gan last year who needed a kitat
>shiluv ended up going to regular first grade classes with no support
>services, due to the closing of the Ramot program. I have no reason
>not to believe the ganenet, but it still sounds a little improbable.
>
>Would appreciate any clarification on this issue.
>Thanks!
>
>
>
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