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Parents urge Catalina Foothills to revisit Project Focus partnership; board hears calls for review
Summary
Multiple parents and advocates told the board that Catalina Foothills Unified School District declined to renew or sign an intergovernmental agreement enabling student participation in Project Focus, a University of Arizona postsecondary program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and asked the district to formally review the decision and incorporate family input.
Several families and disability‑support advocates used the public comment period to urge the Catalina Foothills Unified School District to review a decision not to participate in Project Focus, a postsecondary inclusion program run in partnership with the University of Arizona.
Bley Crawford, a junior at the high school, said they want access to Project Focus course offerings. “I want to take classes at the U of A,” the student…
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