With all the drama surrounding St. Louis Public Schools any discussion on the subject sounds like a marvelous notion to kick off some progress, so education professionals are preparing their thinking caps for the latest round of The St. Louis Regional Education Round-table’s “Gateway to 21st Century Education” series.
The issue du jour is “Special Needs Education in St. Louis.” The chat is happening this Wednesday, bright n’ early, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at St. Louis RCGA’s Regional Collaboration Center (at the corner of Broadway and Pine Street), One Metropolitan Square, Suite 1200, St. Louis.
A variety of education players will be on-hand, including C. K. “Chip†Casteel Jr., Senior Vice President of Public Policy for RCGA and moderator Anna Rich, director of the St. Louis Learning Disabilities Program. Discussion panelist members include Dave Roland of the Show Me Institute, David Thomas of Logos School and Patricia Hardman of the Florida McKay Coalition.
The panel will Special Education diagnosis, services and “new national trends on creating more financial support for children with special needs.”
