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Parents and CAC press SFUSD to expand phonological-processing pilot and fix gaps for students with IEPs
Summary
CAC leaders told the board that students with IEPs make up about 12% of SFUSD enrollment (~7,000 students) and flagged low SBAC proficiency (12% in grade 11 math) and low UC-readiness (about 30%). The CAC asked the district to scale the phonological-processing pilot beyond 10 schools, strengthen co-teaching and staffing stability, and improve social-emotional supports.
Members of the district's Community Advisory Committee on Special Education and parents delivered a detailed special-education briefing, urging the San Francisco Board of Education to scale reading interventions and commit sustained staffing and training to serve students with disabilities.
Alita Fisher, CAC chair, and other committee speakers said special-education students are about 12 percent of the district's enrollment — roughly 7,000 students — and most receive services in general…
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