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Board approves request to seek waiver so special-education extended school year runs 15 days
Summary
The Amador County Unified board voted to authorize staff to request a Department of Education waiver to offer a legally required special-education extended school-year program over 15 days (instead of 20), citing staffing constraints; bargaining units support the waiver and the CAC registered a neutral stance.
Dr. Hedegaard told the board the law requires an extended school-year special-education program that equates to 20 school days of service but noted Amador has historically compressed the instructional minutes into 15 days. To continue that practice the district must request a waiver from the California Department of Education.
"The law requires…
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