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Special-education leaders ask board to back inclusion push, add two administrators
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District special-education leaders told the board they are organizing around an inclusion culture, seeking parent steering committees and two additional central-office administrators to sustain services during a coming reconfiguration.
Special-education leaders with Alpine School District on Tuesday asked the Board of Education to champion an inclusive culture and approve two temporary administrative positions to keep services stable during an upcoming district reconfiguration.
The director of special education told the board the department is using a rubric and a district book study to build consistency in practices and to “create a learning environment where students that have specific learning disabilities… have the opportunity to find success in a way that is as close to their non disabled peers.” She said the work includes steering committees at the local level, stronger alignment of services, expanded professional learning and a renewed focus on…
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