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DSBA legislative priorities highlighted to Colonial board: burden of proof, behavioral health funding, SAT concerns

Colonial School Board · November 5, 2025
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The Colonial School Board received an Oct. 14 briefing from Dr. Dorsey on DSBA legislative committee priorities, including proposals to shift burden of proof in complaint cases, calls for flexible funding for mental and behavioral health, and concerns about reliance on the SAT for accountability.

The Colonial School Board received an update Oct. 14 from Dr. Dorsey, the district’s DSBA legislative committee representative, on topics the Delaware School Boards Association is advancing to state policymakers.

Dr. Dorsey told the board the DSBA legislative committee discussed "flipping the burden of proof" in complaint cases so that the complainant, rather than the district, must establish a violation in certain proceedings; the goal cited was to reduce district costs associated…

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