Supporting Special Education

Proposed Resolution Gains Support

The community weighs in on why the “Improving Special Education Within The LAUSD” resolution should be adopted. Have you added your voice?

“Resolved, that the District will allow parents to decide how the ‘maximum extent appropriate’ applies to their child. District staff can advocate positions counter to the parent’s wishes during the IEP process but cannot force them into compliance”

- Proposed LAUSD Resolution

Far too many families who need access to Special Education services often feel that they have an adversarial relationship with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Instead of partnering with parents, the district’s vast bureaucracy pushes its own agenda, leaving a lingering stench of frustration. The students who should be at the center of every decision that is made are instead going without the services that they need.

In an effort to fix this broken system, I have proposed the passage of the “Improving Special Education Within The LAUSD” resolution. This proposal is a result of my experiences shepherding my two daughters who are on the autism spectrum through the bureaucracy as well as my conversations with…