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TUSD proposes regionalized exceptional‑education leadership to speed school support; staff raise caseload concerns
Summary
Tucson Unified proposed replacing five centrally based assistant‑director positions in exceptional education with a single director and five school‑based program specialists to put expertise closer to schools and speed resolution of IEP and compliance matters.
The Tucson Unified administration proposed a new organizational model for exceptional education that would replace five central assistant‑director positions with a single director and five school‑based program specialists. The change, presented by Senior Director Dr. Sabrina Salmon and endorsed by Superintendent Dr. Trujillo, is intended to put senior staff closer to school sites, speed responses to escalated special‑education complaints, and centralize compliance and budget responsibilities.
Under the proposal the senior director (Salmon) would focus on compliance, policy,…
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