[Vision2020] Testimony at Logos Hearing

[DonaldH675 at aol.com]

Visionaries: 
There has been some discussion on other blog sites about  material I 
presented at the BOE hearing on Logos School yesterday  afternoon.  Although the 
entire record is available at the County  Commissioners office in the Court House, 
I offer a copy of my testimony on two  topics here on V2020.  These policies 
are taken verbatim  from 
Logos  School Board Policy Manual  
10.13 Learning Disabilities        pg. 78
 
Dates: Approved: January 18, 1994 (re-approved every year  since) 
Objective: To clarify the educational goals of Logos  School. 
Scope: This policy applies to all students and teachers  in all the 
classrooms of Logos School. 
Definitions: 
Severe Learning Disability: Any condition in a potential  student which would 
require a separate classroom, program, and staff in order to  provide the 
educational services desired by the parents. e.g. Down's syndrome,  deaf/mute, 
blind, etc. 
Learning Disability: Any condition in a potential student  or student which 
does not require a separate classroom, program, and staff in  order to provide 
the education services desired by the parents E.g.  Hyperactivity, Attention 
Deficit Syndrome, dyslexia, etc. For the purposes of  this policy, it is not 
important whether or not the condition was accurately  diagnosed and is a 
genuine learning disability. 
Guidelines: 
Children with a severe learning disability will not be  admitted to Logos due 
to the lack of adequate staff, funding, and  facilities. 
Children who have been diagnosed as having a learning  disability will be 
required to meet the same academic standards as all the other  children in their 
grade level.  
Children  who have been diagnosed as having a learning disability will be 
given as much  individual instruction and encouragement as their classmates
 
 
9.4  Separation Policy 
Dates:  Approved: August 22, 1994 
Revised: September 29, 1997 
Revised: January 15, 2001 
Revised: July 16, 2001 
Objective:  To provide a clear policy describing the steps by which employees 
may be  separated from Logos 
School. 
Scope:  This policy covers the procedure and avenues of separating an 
employee. 
Definitions:  N/A 
Guidelines:  
Unforeseen  Circumstances: Due to events such as death, disability, 
pregnancy*, school  closure, etc., the employee may not be able to continue work. The 
expulsion from  school of an employee’s child may also be grounds for 
separation, at the  employee’s or the administrator’s determination. As part of that 
determination,  the employee’s gender and home situation may be considered. 
Separation would be  mandatory should the expelled child continue to live in a 
publicly disreputable  manner. *That is if, while under contract with Logos 
School, a teacher becomes  pregnant, a work agreement will not be issued for the 
subsequent school year.  Also, normally women with infants (under school age) 
will not be allowed to  return to work. 
9.13 Emergency/Sick Leave Policy 
Dates: Approved: December 21, 1993 (to  date)
2.  Emergency leave -- unplanned but necessary time off due to serious 
circumstances 
Logos  School does not recognize any form of "maternity leave." If a female 
staff  member becomes pregnant while under a work agreement with the school, 
under the  direction of her husband and doctor, she may work as long as 
considered wise. If  she needs to leave before the final working date stated on the 
work agreement, a  replacement will be obtained to fill the entire remaining  
period."
 
Further,  it is the case that any private conversations that I have, which I 
believe  contains confidential disclosures, have never been, are not now, and 
never  will be brought forward in a public venue..
 
Rose  Huskey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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