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Board co‑sponsors joint letter urging full federal IDEA funding
Summary
The Board unanimously agreed to co‑sponsor a joint letter urging local congressional representatives to co‑sponsor H.R. 2598 (the IDEA Full Funding Act), after Associate Superintendent Mary Yung noted county and statewide declines in overall enrollment alongside rising special education identifications.
The San Mateo County Board of Education voted unanimously Aug. 20 to co‑sponsor a joint letter urging local members of Congress to co‑sponsor H.R. 2598, the IDEA Full Funding Act.
Superintendent Nancy Magee introduced the proposed letter. Dr. Mary Yung, Associate Superintendent for the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA), emphasized that “overall student enrollment has declined in San Mateo County and statewide, while referrals and identifications for special education have increased,” putting additional fiscal pressure on local districts. Board Member Susan Alvaro requested the letter explicitly state that the number of students requiring support has increased even as total enrollment declines; the Board approved that clarification and the co‑sponsorship motion.
The motion passed unanimously (Alvaro, Arias, Bonini, Gerard, Love, O’Neill, Torres). The Board did not set additional local funding in the meeting; the action is a formal advocacy step to press Congress toward the long‑promised full funding commitment for special education.
