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Superintendent apologizes after missed opt-out for All Stars program; district outlines steps
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Panetta apologized for a lapse that left parents without an opt-out for the All Stars program; staff explained the program’s funding, curriculum focus, and survey/data-handling procedures and pledged corrective measures and a K–12 guidance review.
Superintendent Dr. Panetta told the Blackhawk School District board on Jan. 15 that the district failed to provide an opt-out notification this year for the All Stars student program and that the oversight was unacceptable.
"The crux of it is we didn't offer an opt out for a long standing program, and we should have, and we have to be better than that," Dr. Panetta said. "The oversight is unacceptable. And, I sincerely apologize for that lapse."
He said leadership transitions and gaps in documented procedures contributed to the…
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