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District staff flag several state law changes — special education age, inclusive learning and safety measures — as planning priorities
Summary
Superintendent and staff summarized proposed objectives for 2025–26 and identified state law changes (including a parent bill of rights, an extension of special education services to age 22, inclusive learning standards, and new safety requirements) that will require planning and possible policy updates.
Kennewick School District staff used the retreat to highlight preliminary strategic objectives for 2025–26 and to flag a set of recently passed or pending state laws the district must interpret and implement.
Staff presented the strategic-plan process and said objectives are developed each summer and returned for board approval in September. The staff highlighted several bills and requirements that require further legal and operational review:
- House Bill 1296 (described by staff as an implementation of a “parent bill of rights”), which includes complaint-process language and…
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