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Residents praise ACE program, raise concerns about music cuts and dyslexia accommodations
Summary
At open forum residents and district staff praised the ACE/connections program’s impact on attendance and graduation, urged the board to reconsider music program reductions and asked the district to make classroom materials accessible for students with dyslexia.
Speakers during the board’s open forum offered firsthand testimony about district programs and raised operational concerns.
Laurie DiCaprio, the district's alternative education coordinator, described measurable improvements in the ACE/connections program: lower summer‑school enrollment, improved attendance and graduation outcomes for participating students and parent testimonials attesting to…
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