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Hermosa Beach City School District outlines special-education expansion, proposes coordinator role
Summary
District staff presented special-education data, inclusion strategies and a staffing plan including a new special education coordinator position; the board approved the administrative job description and revised salary schedule.
Hermosa Beach City School District officials gave a detailed update on special-education programming and asked the board to approve a new special-education coordinator position to oversee compliance, inclusion and districtwide interventions.
District leaders said the proportion of students receiving special-education services is just under 11 percent of enrollment, lower than neighboring districts that range roughly 12–18 percent. The district reported its largest special-education categories are "other health impaired" and speech and language delays, followed by specific learning disabilities and autism. Staff said a student can be eligible under more than one category.
The presentation emphasized efforts to move the district from targeted state oversight to a "compliance only" status in the California Department of Education's annual determination. "We are on compliance only," a district staff member said, adding that the district is the only one in the Southwest SELPA at…
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