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William Penn outlines new student services structure as parents press for better special-education response and ESY hours
Summary
District officials described a reorganized student services office, new hires and partnerships to support special education and pupil services. Parents at the meeting raised concerns about slow response times and the scale and hours of the district's ESY program.
Dr. Matthew Harris, director of student services for the William Penn School District, presented the committee with an updated student services organizational structure and staffing changes on Oct. 8, and several parents raised concerns during public comment about special-education responsiveness and extended school year (ESY) programming.
Harris said the district's new team reflects work from an audit and partnerships with the Chester County Intermediate Unit and the Delaware County Intermediate Unit. He listed recent and incoming staff: Dr. Christine Joy and Heidi Sokash as supervisors of special education (Joy joined the district this week; Sokash…
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