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Rochester schools report mixed progress on special-education consent decree; 14 of 21 benchmarks met
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District officials told the Board’s Equity and Student Achievement Committee on Dec. 10 that the Rochester City School District has met 14 of 21 consent-decree benchmarks, is within 5% on two measures and still needs work on five academic measures including ELA, math and graduation rates.
Kristin Swan, RCSD chief of special education and diverse learners, presented an executive summary of the district’s progress under the federal consent decree approved by a judge in February 2021 and negotiated with Empire Justice Center.
Swan said the district met 14 of the 21 annual measures tied to the consent decree and obtained partial disengagement on several benchmarks that have been met for multiple years. "We have many celebrations," she told the committee, while also cautioning that "we also recognize that there's still areas, and opportunities for growth."
The presentation, delivered primarily by Director of Special Education Stephanie Knapp, said two measures are being closely monitored and five remain unmet. The unfinished items are largely academic: the percentages of students with disabilities proficient in English language arts and math and…
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