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SFUSD special-education advisory panel urges dyslexia screening, staffing and targeted interventions
Summary
The Community Advisory Commission on Special Education presented 2019–20 priorities — including full implementation of dyslexia guidelines, expanded evidence-based reading interventions (SPIRE/Wilson), and more paraeducators — and parents and teachers urged action on unfunded mandates and intervention minutes.
The Community Advisory Commission on Special Education (CAC) briefed the San Francisco Board of Education on Sept. 24 about priorities for the 2019–20 school year, urging the district to adopt research-based dyslexia screening and interventions, bolster math supports, address chronic absenteeism, and fill paraeducator and special-education vacancies.
CAC speakers described concerning performance indicators for students with disabilities on the California School Dashboard and recommended full implementation of the California dyslexia…
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