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Parents and advocates urge Poudre School District to audit special‑education services after multi‑year declines in IEP graduation rates
Summary
Public commenters described declining four‑year graduation rates for students with IEPs, high rates of law‑enforcement referrals for students with disabilities and asked the board to order an audit and task force to review special‑education practices and outcomes.
Parents and advocates used the Poudre School District Board of Education’s public comment period on Sept. 9 to press the district for changes to special‑education services, saying four‑year graduation rates for students with Individualized Education Programs have declined for several years and calling for an audit of the district’s disability services.
Anna Labeda told the board she has a child on an IEP and described a prolonged eligibility process last school year. “I can't shake the fact that our 4 year graduation rates for students on IEPs are below for 5 consecutive years,” Labeda said. She…
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