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District task force on deaf and hard of hearing programs updates committee on surveys, program models under review
Summary
The Milwaukee Public Schools deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) task force reported progress: stakeholder surveys and national program comparisons are informing whether the district should maintain separate oral and signing tracks or move to combined programming; task force moves to phase 2 toward recommendation.
The district’s deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) task force updated the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation on progress toward a recommendation for the Board. The presentation outlined stakeholder engagement, survey results and next steps toward a Board recommendation.
Travis Pinter, senior director of specialized services, introduced the task force co‑chairs, Sunny Briesch (director of ASL Studies, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) and Linda Fox Wheeler (co‑chair, DHH task force and MPS teacher). Fox Wheeler reminded the committee that a Board resolution passed in April 2023 created the task force and that the group has met regularly…
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