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Howard County principals and district staff outline next steps for special education supports and school visit protocol
Summary
Principals from the Howard County Association of Supervisors and Administrators told the Board of Education on Sept. 25 the district’s elementary continuum of services must be more flexible and consistent; district staff described recent pilot positions and promised further modeling and funding work.
Principals representing the Howard County Association of Supervisors and Administrators told the Howard County Board of Education on Sept. 25 that the district’s elementary continuum of special education services needs to become more flexible and consistent across schools.
The principals — led by Debbie Holmes, principal of Gorman Crossing Elementary School and vice president of HCASA — said five elementary schools now have a dedicated special education instructional team leader and that those leaders have immediately improved scheduling, compliance, coaching for new teachers and coverage during crises. “These leaders have begun to send weekly updates with important information and identified needs, which has improved communication and alignment across staff,” Holmes said.
Why it matters: principals said increased student need and more complex caseloads mean a single set of…
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