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Parents, advocates press Santa Ana Unified for clarity on dyslexia screening 'Sunday system'
Summary
Parents and special-education advocates urged the Santa Ana Unified School District to clarify whether an early dyslexia screening program (referred to in public comment as the "Sunday system") will be implemented, and asked for clearer communications and alignment between advisory committees and classroom practice.
Margarita Gonzalez, a parent and organizer with a group formerly called Adopt a School, told the Santa Ana Unified board on Jan. 27 that families and educators in the district remain unsure whether an early dyslexia-screening program discussed last fall will be rolled out to campuses.
"Number 1, clarity and transparency regarding the status of the Sunday system program or other early screening tools," Gonzalez told the board during public comment, listing explicit requests for the district to publish its timeline…
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