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Board approves special-education plan; parents press for stronger family-facing supports
Summary
The board ratified the district's Pennsylvania-required K–12 special-education plan for 2025–2028 and discussed outreach and program clarifications after a public comment urging better parent training, behavior supports and IEP assistance.
The Fox Chapel Area School District board approved the district’s K–12 special-education plan for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, as part of the instruction consent items moved earlier in the meeting.
The plan is the state-formatted document required under Pennsylvania rules and federal IDEA indicators; administration told the board the plan was developed beginning in January 2024 with input from educators and parent groups, placed on public display for 28 days, and that staff incorporated feedback where it mapped to required indicators. Officials said some community feedback related to the State’s confidential survey process — which districts cannot time or directly…
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