by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | news
The Special Education PTSA has sent you written comments on the BAR, Policy 3246 and the Procedure. I want to talk about community engagement. The last draft of the policy shared with community was flashed on the screen on a Zoom call last spring. People had to read...
by admin | Aug 24, 2021 | advocacy, news
Dear School Board Directors, Superintendent Jones and Senior Staff: At the August 11 School Board meeting, District staff assured the School Board that they would assist families who had registered for the Virtual Program, Grades 6-12, to find and enroll in other...
by admin | Aug 23, 2021 | news
Dear School Board Directors, Superintendent Jones and Senior Staff, Thank you for this opportunity to provide comments from the Special Education PTSA about Policy 3246 and the accompanying Procedure, which will be introduced at the August 25 School Board meeting. As...
by admin | Jul 26, 2021 | advocacy, news
The Seattle Special Education PTSA calls for an investigation of summer programming for students with disabilities in Seattle Public Schools. The issues faced by students and families during Summer 2021 were unacceptable and yet, many families would say that they were...
by admin | Jul 7, 2021 | advocacy, news
One year ago, the Special Education PTSA wrote to you and to the District about the fact that students with disabilities were not assigned to the proper tiers and were not being served in the summer of learning program. The Special Education Department reassigned a...
by admin | Jun 2, 2021 | advocacy, news
Dear School Board Directors, Superintendent Jones and Senior Staff, As you know, students with IEPs who have not made appropriate progress on pre-COVID IEP goals are entitled to recovery services. These are services additional to what is provided in a student’s IEP to...
