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Parent tells board she has been denied special-education records, urges audit
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Summary
A parent told the Maricopa USD board her family has not received her son's special-education records despite repeated requests over three years and urged the district to audit documentation practices; the superintendent said he would follow up.
During the public-comment period, Rosemarie Franda told the board she has repeatedly requested her son's student file from Saddleback Elementary and the district's Exceptional Student Services (ESS) office and has received only attendance and medical records she had provided.
Franda said the issue has persisted for three years despite meetings with past and present ESS directors and the superintendent. She urged the board to audit record-keeping and documentation practices, citing state ESS guidance that records should be maintained for four fiscal years after final enrollment. "The lack of records at this point is certainly concerning and at the very least delinquent in nature," Franda said, and warned she would pursue a transcript request and other avenues if full records for first through third grade are not produced.
Board President asked the superintendent to follow up. Superintendent Dr. Lopeman acknowledged the comment and said he would follow up with the speaker.
The board did not take additional action during the meeting; members noted that public-comment items not on the agenda are limited to staff follow-up, response, or scheduling for a future agenda per Arizona law and board procedure.
