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Elk Grove Unified's special education director outlines inclusion push as parents press district on racial disparities
Summary
Director Ann Regali presented data and programs aimed at increasing inclusion and transition services, while parents and advocates pressed the district for clearer site-level data, better paraprofessional training, and action on reported racial discrimination in schools.
Ann Regali, director of special education, told the Elk Grove Unified School District board the district served roughly 10,560 students in special education this year and that about 70% of those students participate in general education settings.
Regali framed the district's work as focused on inclusion, compliance and preparation: expanding preschool assessment capacity, adopting a bilingual grammar curriculum for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, growing paid work-experience opportunities (from 164 to 183 since the packet was printed), and complying with Senate Bill 531 requirements for employer fingerprinting.
"Our mission is to provide an appropriate high-quality service in the least restrictive environment to all students with disabilities," Regali said, summarizing program changes and training that the department plans to continue.
Community advocates and family members responded during public comment with requests for more transparent, site-level…
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