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Board adopts revisions to special instructional policies and K–12 gifted framework
Summary
The Catalina Foothills Governing Board approved revisions to policies IHB and IHBA and adopted updates to the district K–12 gifted education programming framework, clarifying evaluation, 504 coordination and honors-credit wording.
The Catalina Foothills Unified School District Governing Board on April 8 approved a set of revisions to policy IHB and regulation IHB‑R (special instructional programs), policy IHBA and regulation IHBA‑RA (special instruction and accommodations for disabled students), and adopted a revised K–12 gifted education programming framework.
Associate Superintendent Mindy Westover presented the second reading and said the changes to IHB/IHB‑R allow the superintendent to appoint a designee, revise language for clarity and rename the director title from "director of special education" to "director of special services" in the discipline section. The regulation was updated to clarify evaluation, eligibility and placement processes and to note that placement decisions conform with 34 CFR 104.34;…
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