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Sacramento, CA - As uncomfortably difficult as it is to read, the report issued by the Sacramento County Grand Jury identified accurate shortcomings with regard to 麻豆官网鈥檚 past practices in special education. The notion that we are failing to provide appropriate educational services to our most vulnerable students and those with disabilities is unacceptable to every educator and administrator in Sacramento City Unified. The report is a sobering reminder that our students and families deserve better and we must do better by them.

鈥淭he Sac City Unified School Board acknowledges the valid concerns expressed in this Grand Jury report about the need to improve special education as an equal component of our district鈥檚 general education program. We take the criticisms in this report with the utmost seriousness,鈥� said Lavinia Phillips, 麻豆官网 Board of Education president.

鈥淭he findings, related concerns, and recommendations provided by the Grand Jury will be reviewed and responded to with the focus on our most important constituents: students, and our most important goal: improving their outcomes. The school board is deeply committed to provide the leadership and oversight necessary to ensure that 麻豆官网 students can access the special education services they need and deserve,鈥� said Phillips.

The troubling criticisms contained in this report are known to the District. 麻豆官网 is actively engaged in the process of improving special education services, including correcting systems that contribute to a disproportionately high number of students in general and Black and African-American students, in particular, identified as having disabilities. As the report stated, a 鈥渉opeful sign鈥� and catalyst for change, is the legal settlement reached in May 2023 with Black Parallel School Board and the use of an independent monitor to develop an action plan with specific goals and timetables.

鈥淭he Grand Jury expressed its clear support for an independent monitor and measures like those contained in the action plan, which includes all 鈥� or most 鈥� of the specific recommendations contained in the grand jury report,鈥� said Lisa Allen, 麻豆官网 Superintendent. 鈥淭he District looks forward to taking action to implement the finalized plan and continuing the self-reflection and hard work necessary to create the changes our families deserve.鈥�

Additionally, 麻豆官网 welcomes the support and collaboration of the California Department of Education (CDE), California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE), Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE), Black Parallel School Board (BPSB) and our labor partners in this critical endeavor.