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Board discusses PTO rug purchases after concerns special-education classrooms were delayed
Summary
Board members questioned a PTO plan to buy classroom rugs in 'waves' after reports suggested initial purchases prioritized regular education classrooms; PTO and school representatives said purchases are on a rolling timetable tied to fundraising and budget constraints and that special-education and encore rooms are intended to be included later.
Board members raised equity concerns after parents and a teacher reported that PTO rug purchases for elementary classrooms had, in an initial wave, been provided to regular-education classrooms and not yet to special-education or encore classrooms.
A board member said the pattern raised the appearance that special-education classrooms were being excluded. PTO…
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