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Somerville parents group tells state review district shortchanges students with disabilities; council places report on file
Summary
Councilor Strezo asked the Somerville City Council to consider a 25‑page report from the Somerville Special Education Parents Advisory Council that the group submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as part of a district review.
Councilor Strezo asked the Somerville City Council to consider a 25‑page report from the Somerville Special Education Parents Advisory Council that the group submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as part of a district review. Liz Eldridge, chair of the Somerville Special Education Parents Advisory Council, told the council the report compiles district data, public records and parent and teacher testimony and documents widespread service shortfalls.
The CPAC report, Eldridge said, notes that in May DESE designated Somerville Special Education as “needs assistance” and that students with disabilities—about one‑fifth of the district, roughly 1,070 students—are under‑served. Eldridge said 2024 MCAS results show 12 percent of students with…
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