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Parent tells Apache Junction board STARS special-education class lacks staff; district pledges follow-up
Summary
A parent said the STARS special-education classroom has lost staff and individualized supports that helped her autistic grandson make academic gains; the district said the special-education leadership team will follow up.
A parent told the Apache Junction Unified District governing board on Aug. 26 that staffing shortages and classroom instability in the district’s STARS special-education program are undermining students’ progress.
Tara Gardner, introducing herself as the grandmother of a student in the STARS program, said her grandson started in the district program in November 2024 and “is not getting the same 1‑to‑1 time that he got last year” because of…
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