SPECIAL ED DEFICIENT, REPORT SAYS DISTRICT DISPUTES FINDINGS.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick and Jim Skeen Staff Writers ROSAMOND - A Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County grand jury investigation found shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw. Shortcomings may also be:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report released Friday. The grand jury said it was told that 20 percent to 25 percent of the Individualized Education Programs In the United States an Individualized Education Program, commonly referred to as an IEP, is mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In Canada an equivalent document is called an Individual Education Plan. developed for special education students were not being implemented, and that parents were denied their right to look at their children's IEP IEP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Irish Punt. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. records. ``The board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. should initiate a review of the process used in the mediation and Individualized Education Program plan meetings, to assure a nonadversarial atmosphere with good communication and translation (when needed) for all parties,'' the grand jury said. The school district has 90 days to respond to the report. Interim Superintendent Mike Richardson The name Mike Richardson may refer to:
Among those is the remark that 20 percent to 25 percent of pupil's IEP plans were not being implemented. ``We don't want to get into an argument over these findings yet,'' Richardson said. ``Our district believes, and has believed for years, in the importance of special education. We believe they are effective programs as evidenced by the lack of complaints and referrals.'' Richardson said there were some parental complaints during the summer, adding that since that time, the district has hired a new special education director. The three-page report said the grand jury received numerous complaints about how Southern Kern identifies students for special education and provides them extra help. State law orders school districts to seek out youngsters - up to age 21 - with exceptional needs, assess what each individual merits, then develop a plan to meet those needs, the grand jury noted. Nearly 300 special education students have transferred out of Southern Kern and into other districts, the grand jury said. The grand jury said parents became alienated al·ien·ate tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates 1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions. by the district's special education process. Some students are receiving only intermittent assistance due to the lack of a specialized classroom, as required by state law, the grand jury said. Southern Kern has had difficulty finding qualified special education teachers, the grand jury said. The grand jury recommended the district arrange with the Kern County Network for Children for better training for special education advocates. The Southern Kern superintendent should monitor each month the implementation of the IEP plans, the grand jury said. |
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