[WardFive] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE - Charter Board Accepting Public Comment on Proposed Special Education Audit Policy

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From: <AWilliams@dcpcsb.org>
Date: January 29, 2013, 4:45:45 PM EST
Subject: NEWS RELEASE - Charter Board Accepting Public Comment on Proposed Special Education Audit Policy

NEWS RELEASE

3333 14^th Street, N.W., Suite 210

                                                                                      Washington, DC  20010

                                                                                                             Phone: 202-328-2660

                                                                      www.dcpcsb.org

 

For Immediate Release:  January 29, 2013

Contact: Audrey Williams  202-328-2748

awilliams@dcpcsb.org

 

 

Charter Board Accepting Public Comment on Proposed Special

Education Audit Policy

Washington, D.C. —The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is accepting public comment on a proposed special education audit policy.  The policy proposes four triggers that relate to enrollment, expulsion rates, out-of-school suspension rates, and exclusionary incidences of students with disabilities.  These triggers may be used as evidence for PCSB staff to conduct audits of special education data. Depending on the trigger, the nature of the audit can range from comparing accuracy of data systems to conducting special education desk audits and/or Quality Assurance Reviews.  This policy aims to identify and address discriminatory practices that may potentially be occurring against students with disabilities. 

The public comment period opens January 29, 2013, and will close on Thursday February 28, 2013. A public hearing will be held during the board's monthly meeting on Monday February 25, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the DC Public Charter School Board, 3333 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC.

To submit written comments, please email Isoken Igodan, iigodan@dcpcsb.org, or mail them to DC Public Charter School Board, 3333 14th Street, NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20010. To sign up to testify at the public hearing, please email iigodan@dcpcsb.org or call the PCSB office at (202) 328-2660 by 4:00 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013 to be placed on the witness list.  Testimony will be limited to two minutes. Please bring copies of your testimony to the hearing.

 

About PCSB: The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washington, DC. PCSB currently oversees 57 public charter schools on 102 campuses serving 35,019 students living in every ward of the city. Learn more at www.dcpcsb.org.

 

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