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CAC lays out special-education priorities as board reviews new state Learning Continuity plan
Summary
The Community Advisory Council for Special Education presented eight priorities including anti-racism, progress monitoring, and expanded distance-learning supports for students with IEPs. Board and staff discussed accountability and assessment challenges; staff presented the Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan and a phased decision tree for returning students.
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) for Special Education presented a set of priorities and concrete asks to the board focused on serving students with exceptional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CAC members said the district must address institutional racism and disproportionality in special education, strengthen social-emotional and mental-health supports, expand professional development and distance-learning accommodations, and invest in evidence-based literacy and math interventions. The CAC reported roughly 7,700 students with IEPs (about 12 percent of SFUSD) and noted that 74 percent of students who receive special education services are supported…
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