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hen the Jewish Educa-
tion Service of North
America (JESNA)
unveiled its critical eval-
uation of the Agency for Jewish Edu-
cation last month, one agency pro-
gram stood out for its universally
favorable ratings: special education.
Consisting of Opening The Doors,
a network of services benefiting learn-
ing disabled children, and Efshar, a
program for children with more
severe disabilities, the special educa-
tion program recruits teachers for
congregational, day and nursery
schools and helps those schools devel-
op educational plans for students
with special needs.
In an agency criticized for its poor
long-term planning, lack of clearly-
defined goals and weak community
relations, how did the special educa-
tion program flourish, earning high
marks for its services, professional
expertise and strong community ties?
Several factors, among them an
annual $170,800 Jewish Federation
of Metropolitan Detroit grant specifi-
cally for Opening the Doors, have
been key to the program's success.
Educators and lay leaders also point
to its collaborative nature, expert per-
sonnel and the fact that it fills a need
shared by all schools.
Efshar is staffed by Robyn Glick-
man, who is also assistant principal of
Hillel Day School. For more than 10
years it has been providing weekly
Judaica classes for children with
autism, speech and language difficul-
ties, mental impairments and behavior
disorders. Opening the Doors, which is
entering its third year and is directed
by Anita Naftaly, grew out of a 1994
AJE task force on special education
that solicited input from educators.
"From the beginning, we involved
the people who were directly responsi-
ble for those who would benefit," said
Jim Safran, who co-chaired the task
force and now co-chairs the AJE sub-
committee on special education.
"There was never a sense of somebody
deciding it was a good idea and then
shoving it down people's throats."
According to Naftaly, 11.8 percent
of all school-age children in Michigan
have special needs, with 42 percent of
this group facing learning disabilities,
such as dyslexia and attention deficit
disorder. Learning disabled children
possess average IQs or above, said Naf-
taly.

"So often these kids are frustrated,"
said Naftaly, who has a master's degree
in special education and extensive
experience as a teacher and consultant.
"Hebrew school is not just about
learning Hebrew, but making religious
school positive so they have a feeling
of belonging. I feel this program will
help ensure lifelong participation in
the community."
Naftaly recruits and screens spe-
cial education teachers with back-
grounds in Hebrew and Judaic stud-
ies for participating schools, which
hire the teachers with funds provid-
ed by the AJE. Seventeen congrega-
tional, day and nursery schools —
from all corners of the Jewish com-
munity — are "partners" in the pro-
gram, up from nine the first year.
Programs are "tailor-made for each
school," said Naftaly, noting that
some schools utilize their special
education teachers as consultants,
others have "pull-out" programs for
children and others offer resource
rooms. Opening the Doors served
359 children in its first year, and
580 last year.
In addition to providing special
education teachers and helping
schools develop their own special

