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Board presses staff to clarify new Student Support Team, dyslexia and special-education policy language; debate over policy vs. regulation

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Summary

District staff presented new drafts on Student Support Teams, dyslexia screening and an environmental scan of special education. Trustees pressed staff to separate policy-level goals from operational regulations and to clarify parental notice and meeting-frequency language.

District staff presented three related drafts intended to standardize identification and support for students with academic and learning needs: a Student Support Team policy (IGB), a Dyslexia Identification and Support policy (IGD) and an environmental scan for Special Education (IDPF).

What was proposed: IGB would require each school to maintain at least one Student Support Team to implement MTSS and assign a Tier 3 intervention plan to any student needing it. The draft says parents/guardians will be invited to all FST/SST meetings but parental attendance is not…

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