In 2019-20, the California Department of Education identified Alameda Unified School District as one of many districts across the state showing “significant disproportionality.” Specifically, for three years in a row, African-American students in AUSD have been identified as children with disabilities in two different special education categories at a higher rate than their peers of other races.
Because of this pattern of significant disproportionality, the CDE has mandated AUSD to:
- Develop and submit a Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) Plan
- Convene a CCEIS Stakeholder Team
- Develop a Special Education Plan (SEP)
In a series of presentations, Staff have brought to the Board and the community:
- AUSD’s Significant Disproportionality Process: Introduction on October 13, 2020
- AUSD’s Significant Disproportionality Process: Data Review and Root Cause Analysis on October 27, 2020
- AUSD's Significant Disproportionality Process: Progress on the Development of a CCEIS Plan on December 10, 2020
Tonight Staff will present the Board of Education with:
- AUSD’s Significant Disproportionality Process: Recommendations for the Target Population and Activities to be Included in the CCEIS Plan
Staff will seek the Board's approval of AUSD's CCEIS Plan at the January 12, 2021 Board of Education meeting. As per the newly established timeline, the due date to submit AUSD's CCEIS Plan to the California Department of Education is January 15, 2021.