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Parents and providers press Board on literacy interventions, supervision rules and special-education duties during public comment
Summary
During the public-comment period, parents and early-childhood educators urged the Board to allow specific reading interventions for special-education students, reduce supervision burdens in childcare regulations, and address alleged omissions and conflicts in standards and enforcement.
A wide range of parents, educators and providers used the public-comment period at the Virginia Board of Education meeting to press for changes to literacy interventions, early-childhood supervision standards and board oversight of special education.
Jackie Thurman, a Prince William County parent, described her son’s needs and urged that individualized interventions be allowed under IEP teams. Thurman said her son’s neuroeducational evaluation recommended intensive Orton-Gillingham instruction and asked the board to sign a waiver submitted on behalf of her child so he can use an alternate program…
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