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Parent urges board to hold IU services to same standards as district instruction
Summary
A parent marking SCN2A Day urged the board to demand better oversight of IU‑run special‑education classrooms, saying some students receive as little as 35 minutes of daily 'goal work' and raising concerns about substitute/aide coverage and access to behavior supports.
A parent and resident used the meeting’s public‑comment period to urge Saucon Valley’s board to treat services provided by the intermediate unit (IU) with the same expectations the district sets for general education.
Speaking about SCN2A Day, the commenter said her child lives with the condition and then described what she called inadequate services in IU‑run classrooms. She told the board that "if you asked for the daily log of what actually occurs in a special education classroom staffed by the IU, you would find that the students receive 35 minutes of goal work." She asked board members to observe IU classrooms and asked whether board members would want their child taught under the same conditions.
The parent also noted the district had approved a registered behavior technician for the general population but said she observed no behavior analysts or RBTs assigned to the autistic‑support classroom run by the IU. She asked the board to hold the IU to the same accountability and staffing standards used for district programs.
Board members thanked the commenter and did not take immediate action in the meeting; administrators noted avenues for follow‑up. The public comment concluded the meeting’s formal agenda.
