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Committee seeks clarification on age-range language in special-education policy 603.3
Summary
A board member asked whether distinct requirements apply to the 0–2 and 3–5 age groups in special-education policy 603.3; staff said the paragraph restates statutory provisions and relies on AEA partners for early access services.
During review of policy 603.3, a committee member asked if the policy's last paragraph — which lists age ranges birth–2 and 3–5 — implies different requirements for those groups.
The board member said the two ranges appeared to carry the same basic requirements and asked whether the text was missing a substantive distinction. Staff responded that the paragraph mirrors statutory language and that the district coordinates early‑access supports through AEA partners; they said the paragraph's intent was to restate service access rather than impose different programmatic requirements.
The committee asked staff to confirm the language and return with any necessary edits so the distinction (if any) is clear to readers; staff indicated they would follow up and confirmed the policy is not tied to the recent Senate File 2428 updates.
