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Parents, students and staff raise concerns about special‑education supports, communication and device cuts
Summary
During public participation, speakers described delayed dyslexia identification, asked for clearer district communication on immigration‑enforcement and blueprint/budget issues, warned against reducing device access, and asked the board to revisit a book‑selection review policy that library staff say is unrealistic and time‑consuming.
Public participation at the March 11 Carroll County Board of Education meeting included multiple speakers who urged the district to improve identification and instruction for students with reading differences, improve communications with immigrant families, and reconsider budget decisions affecting positions and 1:1 device programs.
Aiden Spencer, a 15‑year‑old who said he moved from CCPS to a private program, described being identified late for dyslexia and dysgraphia and said his IEP emphasized accommodations over evidence‑based instruction. "Once I had finished all of the…
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