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Special‑education director reports mostly clean PDE audit; corrective actions and parent training planned
Summary
Special‑education director Miss Durochers told the board the recent PDE audit was "fairly clean," though corrective actions and parent training are needed. She said much of her time this year has gone to IEP meetings and that the district will coordinate with PDE and a PACS consultant on next steps.
Miss Durochers, the district's special‑education director, told the board a recent Pennsylvania Department of Education audit of Riverview's special‑education program was "fairly clean," while noting several corrective-action items the district must address.
"The audit was fairly clean," Miss Durochers (S6) said, adding that she will meet with PDE and a PACS consultant to review corrective action. She flagged parent training and transition planning as particular areas needing work and said she has attended roughly 95% of IEP meetings this year due to workload demands.
Durochers described administrative steps to improve processes and procedures and said a parent training for high‑school parents of students in transition is scheduled in February. Board members asked clarifying questions about how the corrective items will be tracked and measured; Durochers and the chair agreed to meet and coordinate next steps.
The report framed the audit as manageable but resource‑intensive: administrators noted staffing and process improvements will be needed to implement corrective actions and to support students with complex needs.
