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Candidates press for faster IEP responses after DESE audit cited at Lowell forum
Summary
At a Lowell School Committee candidate forum, speakers raised concerns about delays in state responses to IEP complaints and urged clearer tracking and faster resolution for special-education services.
Candidates and audience questioners at a Lowell School Committee forum discussed long delays in responding to Individualized Education Program (IEP) complaints and cited a recent audit by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
A forum question referenced the DESE audit, asking what the school committee’s role should be in holding the district accountable for IEP compliance. Connie Martin said compliance timelines are “very clearly, determined by law,” identified administrative timing as a key challenge and noted the committee had…
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