The Committee just hired a new Director of Pupil Services. It would be prudent to give her an opportunity to assess the situation and make recommendations.
Our goal is to have a quality process that identifies student needs and assigns services that are necessary and appropriate.
There will always be some disagreement. Hopefully they will be limited and quickly resolved at the local level.
School systems across the Commonwealth struggle with this process and differences of opinion between parents and providers. The goal is to be fair and provide a fee and appropriate education (FAPLE) to every special education child.
It will be important to development local programs and services that parents believe can help their children.
It will be important to ensure that special education has a strong budget backed by Federal/State funding as well as local funding.
