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Lawndale highlights special-education gains, adopts dyslexia screening and outlines referral steps
Summary
Superintendent Castro and district staff described measurable gains for students with disabilities, the district’s tiered identification process and introduction of a dyslexia screener this school year.
Superintendent Virginia Castro and district staff told attendees that students with disabilities in Lawndale showed “phenomenal” growth on state and alternate assessments and described steps the district is taking to identify and support students earlier.
Castro said that special education students showed a 5 percentage-point increase in English language arts and a 6-point increase in math on the metrics the district presented. She said Director…
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