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Parents urge Pasadena ISD to review special‑education practices after due‑process filings
Summary
Two parents told the April 28 Pasadena ISD board they had to file due‑process requests and urged review of special‑education guidelines, including ESY eligibility; district officials said they would investigate and follow up.
Two parents used the board’s public‑comment period on April 28 to urge the Pasadena Independent School District to review special‑education procedures and extended‑school‑year (ESY) eligibility.
Wendy Oliver said the district “failed to allow my daughter to get her independent evaluation” and that she has filed a fourth due‑process hearing request with the state. Oliver asked the board to examine whether special‑education processes and outcomes are serving students and encouraged families to seek advocates or file due process requests when necessary.
A district representative told the board that administration has investigated the type of concerns Oliver raised, has taken action, and will continue to follow up, though the transcript does not attach a speaker name to that response.
Mary Davis told trustees her son Owen has benefited from ESY; she said district ESY guidelines require a long period of regression (she described it as about eight weeks) to qualify and asked the district to consider changing those guidelines for students who rely on ESY to maintain routines and avoid regression.
Trustees acknowledged the comments and pledged follow‑up. The transcript records district staff telling both parents that the issues would be investigated and that administration takes the concerns seriously.
No formal board action on special‑education policy appears in the transcript; parents were told staff would follow up and the board moved on to its budget workshop.
