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State education staff report faster complaint turnaround but warn discipline incidents and disproportionality persist
Summary
Agency presenters told the board the Department of Education has improved complaint processing to meet federal timelines and formalized sufficiency letters; board members heard rising discipline incident counts for some categories and continuing racial disproportionality, and the Alliance District review recommended streamlining supports and funding pots.
State Department of Education staff reported improvements to the special-education complaint system and pledged more frequent discipline data reporting while the board considered an Alliance District study that recommends consolidating identification and funding streams.
The bureau presenter said the department received 189 administrative special-education complaints to date and had 33 active investigations; department investigators are now meeting 60-day turnaround expectations for required reports at a 95% on-time rate. "We are processing complaints to…
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