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Parents, disability advocates tell Roaring Fork board letters left some families without clear appeal steps for special‑education placements
Summary
The Arc of the Central Mountains and Spanish‑speaking parents told the board that Spanish translations of key IEP documents are missing, the language‑line service is insufficient, and several families received late letters saying students in the Significant Support Needs program would not be offered placement next year because of overcapacity.
Members of the Arc of the Central Mountains and parent organizers addressed the board about problems families said they encountered in special education this spring.
Jill Pitcock, executive director of the Arc of the Central Mountains, told the board the Arc was not invited as a community partner to participate in a special‑education program audit survey and said community respondents were told the survey results would be shared but that follow‑up has not been provided. She urged the district to translate critical IEP documents into…
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