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Parents press district to stop preschool tuition for children with disabilities; board hears Shaw safety concerns and a new member questions a behavioral-health
Summary
Public commenters urged Phoenix Elementary to end charges for full-day preschool for children with disabilities and demanded transparency after two children went missing from Shaw. New board member Sue Ann Edmiston voiced concerns about a memorandum of understanding (item D3) and voted no on the consent agenda; the consent agenda passed.
Public commenters at the Phoenix Elementary District meeting urged the board to remove financial barriers to preschool for children with disabilities and demanded accountability and transparency after a safety incident at Shaw campus. Commenters also praised outgoing board member Dr. Alicia Vink.
Paul Booth told the board he is the father of a child with a visual impairment and said his child was charged prorated tuition after the district determined, via an IEP team, that a full-day placement was appropriate. Booth said families had been charged "not a DES co pay, not a $225 after scholarship, not $442.50 after FAPE" and urged the district to stop charging tuition for full-day preschool placements when the Individualized Education Program (IEP) determines they are required. Booth also alleged that "approximately 60" families…
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