Who Is Advocating For The School District’s Most Vulnerable Students?

The <a href="https://www.lausd.org/Page/10285" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Community Advisory Committee (CAC)</a> is the state-mandated advocate for Special Education in the LAUSD. In addition to providing the School Board, the Superintendent, and the District staff with advice about how to improve the delivery of services to the District’s most vulnerable students, it educates parents on how to best navigate the complex bureaucracy. This year it is also charged with providing community input during the revision of the <a href="https://www.lausd.org/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/1220/LAUSD_2021-2024%20Local%20Plan_Compilation%20of%20All%20Documents%20for%20Website.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area)</a>, the document that defines how the District will provide these services. Despite this heavy workload, the LAUSD’s CAC has yet to hold its first meeting for this current school year, leaving those with Special Education needs voiceless. I addressed this problematic situation as part of my comments during Tuesday morning’s Board Meeting: <a href="https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/who-is-advocating-for-the-school-districts-most-vulnerable-students-348c64d113b">Read More</a>