The Disabling of Public Education in Orange County

R1

All Orange County school districts should develop a plan to insure that parents, staff, and the general public are informed of the federal government’s history of underfunding special education and the extent to which it negatively impacts the education of all students. This plan should include procedures that encourage parents, staff, and interested community members to insist that the federal government budget its promised funding. A response to Recommendation 1 is requested from the school districts of Anaheim City, Anaheim Union High, Brea-Olinda Unified, Buena Park, Capistrano Unified, Centralia, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton Joint Union High, Fullerton, Garden Grove Unified, Huntington Beach City, Huntington Beach Union High, Irvine Unified, La Habra City, Laguna Beach Unified, Los Alamitos Unified, Lowell Joint, Magnolia, Newport-Mesa Unified, Ocean View, Orange Unified, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified, Saddleback Valley Unified, Santa Ana Unified, Savanna, Tustin Unified, and Westminster.

R2

The Orange County Superintendent of Schools should develop a plan to more forcefully insist that the federal government fully fund its promised 40 percent of the cost of special education. All school districts in Orange County should be included and encouraged to be actively involved in this plan. A response to Recommendation 2 is required from the Orange County Superintendent of Schools. 10