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Candidate flags special education compliance as urgent challenge, recommends audits and MISD support
Summary
Sean Lively told trustees that special education compliance is the region's most urgent challenge; he recommended audits, technical assistance from MISD and hiring skilled special education staff to reduce compliance lapses and improve programming.
When asked about urgent challenges in special education, Sean Lively said compliance with policy is the central issue. He described special education as technical and prone to items 'falling through the cracks' and emphasized the need for auditing, targeted professional development and partnerships with the intermediate school district (MISD) for technical assistance.
"I honestly think it's compliance to policy... there's a lot of things that can fall through the cracks," Lively said. He recommended hiring experienced special education coordinators and providing professional development and technical assistance to ensure programs meet legal and instructional requirements.
Lively positioned compliance work as both technical and people‑dependent: improving systems, auditing processes and investing in staff expertise so students with disabilities receive consistent, lawful services. He did not provide specific budget figures for those initiatives during the interview.
