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Sarasota schools struggle to reach special-education parents


Correction: The meeting for parents of children in Access Points was run by the Department of Education, not the Sarasota County School District, and the DOE capped registration and set sign-up deadlines. School district employees were responsible for distributing invitations. A previous version of the story stated that the district ran the meeting. 
As the Sarasota County School District begins a state-mandated process of improving outreach to the families of students with the most severe disabilities, school officials may have to get creative in connecting with the small, at-risk population.
Late last year, the Department of Education issued a scathing rebuke of Sarasota’s Exceptional Student Education department, ordering the district to step up its communication to parents of children with severe cognitive disabilities. Part of the order was intended to ensure that parents understand their child’s options and the consequences of taking an alternative curriculum. ....

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Sarasota County School Board replacing attorney Art Hardy, who is retiring


For roughly three decades, Hardy has been a crucial behind-the-scenes adviser helping orchestrate the School District’s property tax referendum and reminding School Board members that fighting in Facebook comment sections can be a violation of Florida’s Sunshine Laws.
Now, with Hardy’s retirement looming, the Sarasota County School Board is tasked with replacing the man who has outlasted 10 superintendents and 21 School Board members. 
Hardy is not weighing in on who should replace him, but he has some advice for surviving the countless legal frays and dueling personalities that populate school board offices.  
When there wasn’t a clear legal answer, which often there wasn’t, I would try to give the School Board the pros and cons,” Hardy said. “And try to remember that they are the ones making the decision, not me. I m giving the advice.”  ....

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