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Special services director reports 196 students on IEPs and 345 multilingual students
Summary
Director Diane Zavala reported 196 students on IEPs, about 246 students enrolled in migrant education, 345 multilingual students K–12, and that annual multilingual assessments will be administered Jan. 26–Mar. 26; the district is expanding dual-language kindergarten classrooms.
Diane Zavala, Director of Special Services, reviewed programs covering special education, migrant education, multilingual/bilingual services and the district's new dual-language classrooms. "We have 196 students on IEPs in our district this year," Zavala said, and noted work to improve transition plans for students turning 16.
She reported about 246 students enrolled in the migrant education program and described supports such as college site visits and parent trainings. Zavala said 345 students are enrolled in the district's multilingual program K–12 and that state-required multilingual assessments will be conducted between Jan. 26 and Mar. 26.
Zavala described the district's dual-language implementation year (two kindergarten dual-language classrooms this year, expanding to include first grade next year) and referenced parent engagement events and resource fairs planned for the spring. Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions in the transcript excerpt.
