HISD has concerns about its special education shortcomings as it prepares for TEA takeover
Houston ISD board members raised concerns Monday after district special education officials were unable to answer questions regarding whether the long-troubled program has improved since an intense audit in 2018Special Education Executive Director Cynthia Hoppman reviewed findings of the department audit, outlined the district’s efforts to meet with parents and reviewed how the process for getting students tested has been streamlined during a special meeting of the school board.
Adequate staffing has been an issue in the special education department, said Trustees Elizabeth Santos. Shethat reported that HISD had cut over 600 special education personnel in a decade. “I don't know the percentage, but I was told it was significantly greater,” Hoppman said. “We had so many vacancies we couldn’t fill them.”
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