Parent says district failed to communicate on daughter's IEP and interdistrict transfer

Aug 21, 2026

Parent Nikisha Bartell told trustees the district did not respond to repeated attempts to discuss her daughter's IEP and that an interdistrict transfer request submitted May 7 was denied only after she followed up on Aug. 18; she asked for written timelines and inclusion in decisions affecting her child.

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At the public-comment portion of the Robla School Board meeting, parent Nikisha Bartell said repeated calls and emails to the director of special education about her daughter's Individualized Education Program (IEP) went unanswered. "Silence from the district leadership makes the already difficult process even harder," Bartell told trustees.

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