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Moline parent urges transparency after life-skills student moved from Hamilton program
Summary
A parent told the board that her nonverbal daughter was moved from an elementary life-skills program at Hamilton to a middle-school classroom without family involvement; the parent asked the district to increase transparency and include families in program evaluations.
A Moline parent told the Board of Education on Sept. 8 that district officials moved her daughter from an elementary life-skills program at Hamilton to a middle-school placement without adequate family notification or involvement, and she urged the district to involve parents in future program evaluations.
Tara Gonzales said her daughter Rosie had benefited from shared resources, therapists and specialized staff at Hamilton's life-skills program and that the family learned of Rosie's move by email; Gonzales said the email misspelled her child's last…
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