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Stockton Unified board adopts special‑education SIM plan to address racial disproportionality; district reports sharp rise in fully credentialed teachers
Summary
The board unanimously approved a state‑required SIM plan after the CDE found overidentification of African‑American students under 'Other Health Impaired'; the district also reported its share of fully credentialed teachers rose from 54.8% to 74.3% over three years.
The Stockton Unified School District board unanimously accepted a federally required Compliance Improvement Monitoring (SIM) plan Tuesday aimed at disrupting a pattern of racial disproportionality in special‑education identification.
Stephanie Reeves, executive director for special education, told trustees the California Department of Education had identified Stockton Unified as significantly disproportionate for the overidentification of African‑American students under the Other Health Impaired (OHI) category. "We are required to provide a very comprehensive report to disrupt that pattern," Reeves said, outlining a district effort that combined quantitative data, case studies and extensive stakeholder input to identify root causes.
Reeves and her team said initial root causes include inconsistent…
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