Policy committee resumes review; board discusses late-work deadlines and IEP/504 accommodations

The Houston Public School District board received an update from its policy committee on first readings and discussed how the district's late-work language should interact with special-education accommodations.

The policy committee reported it has restarted policy reviews and will update late-work language to clarify deadlines. Board members asked whether students with IEPs or 504 plans who miss work would default to the late-work policy or whether individualized plans would supersede general policy. District staff said that accommodations for students with IEPs or 504 plans are typically addressed in individualized plans and that the policy team would verify and clarify this interaction in the revised policy language.

A board member asked staff to check with the special-education administrator to ensure the late-work policy language explicitly accounts for accommodations and indicate whether summer school or other remediation pathways apply. The policy committee said it will circulate updated language to the full board before the next reading.

The board encouraged trustees to review posted policy documents and said the policy committee will bring recommended changes back for subsequent board consideration and a formal vote.