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Board approves Chester County IU to audit Council Rock special‑education services (not to exceed $63,900)
Summary
The board approved the engagement of the Chester County Intermediate Unit to perform a comprehensive special‑services audit — covering IEPs, programming, fiscal analysis, interviews and classroom observations — with an estimated cost not to exceed $63,900; the motion passed 7–1.
The Council Rock School District board voted to authorize the Chester County Intermediate Unit to conduct a comprehensive audit of the district's special‑services program, subject to solicitor review, with a cost not to exceed $63,900.
Board member Miss Stone introduced the personnel addendum and the motion to engage the Chester County IU after the solicitor explained the Sunshine Act exception permitting the late agenda addition. Solicitor Mister Amusa said the appointment is a de minimis personnel addition arising within 24 hours of the meeting and does not involve contracts or the expenditure of funds requiring special public notice beyond the allowed exception.
Supporters described the audit as a necessary baseline to review inclusion (least‑restrictive environment), participation in state assessments, data practices, fiscal allocations and classroom implementation. Mister Roosevelt and Mister Tate thanked administration for pursuing the audit and said the work could inform program development and post‑graduation outcomes for special‑education students. "This is a start," Roosevelt said, calling the audit a commitment to examine a complex area in depth.
Miss Stone said the scope expanded beyond IEP review to include interviews, classroom observations and fiscal analysis and that the cost would not exceed $63,900; the work would begin in summer with data review and continue into the school year for classroom observations. Some board members, including Miss Stone and Mister Hidalgo, expressed concern the timing might overlap with internal implementation work and briefly discussed the desire for an independent review; the majority supported proceeding now to establish a baseline.
The board approved the motion by roll call, 7 yes to 1 no. The auditor will report findings to the board and administration under solicitor review and the district will identify next steps based on the IU's recommendations.
