Work group guidance includes supports for students with disabilities and ELLs, board asks to permit word‑processing accommodations

Jul 29, 2026

The guideline book includes supports for ELL students and students with disabilities; board members requested explicit allowance for word‑processing as an accommodation for students with motor challenges.

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The work group’s guide explicitly includes supports for students with disabilities and English‑language learners, and board members pressed staff to ensure accommodations are preserved. One board member asked that the district explicitly allow word processing as an accommodation for students with motor impairments when handwriting interferes with showing content knowledge.

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