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USBE USDB standing committee preserves option for 504 students, sends response to PEA recommendations to full board
Summary
The Utah State Board standing committee on the Schools for the Deaf and Blind voted unanimously to send a drafted response to PEA recommendations to the full board, urging preservation of current services and the option for students with Section 504 plans to attend USDB campuses while requesting further study of funding and data timelines.
The Utah State Board of Education’s standing committee on the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind voted unanimously to forward a drafted response to the full board that pushes back on parts of recommendations recently issued by the Public Education Appropriations (PEA) work group. Chair Leanne Wood said the committee’s letter will highlight areas where the board “respectfully request[s] additional dialogue, changes or removal from consideration” and will be submitted to the full board for review and approval.
The committee’s letter preserves the existing option for students with a hearing or vision loss to attend USDB campus programs if their team determines that is appropriate. “We want to maintain the option that Utah currently allows,” Wood said while explaining why the committee…
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