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After months of parent testimony, HCPSS lays out short‑term special education actions and timeline
Summary
Following extensive public testimony alleging delays and gaps in special education services, HCPSS staff presented a short‑term office plan that includes targeted staffing changes, non‑instructional team leader roles, and reestablishing an advisory group; parents and advocates demanded urgency and clearer accountability.
Howard County Public School System officials responded Wednesday to repeated parental complaints and a Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (CCAC) presentation by announcing a short‑term office plan to address workload, staffing and service delivery in special education.
The plan, described by Chief Academic Officer Terry Savage and Executive Director of Special Education Richard Jeffries, includes immediate steps: (1) create and post a new non‑instructional instructional team leader (ITL) job description to give schools administrative capacity; (2) reallocate central office program assistants to better support elementary regional programs; (3) co‑host recruitment open houses with Human Resources and local higher‑education partners; (4)…
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