Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/20/2023 - 5:30 PM
Category: Regular Items of Business
Type: Info
Subject: 4. Action on Resolution 2223R-018 by Directors Peterson and Herndon on Creation of a Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) Task Force
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 1
Academic Achievement
Policy:
Attachments 1. Resolution 2223R-018 by Directors Peterson and Herndon on Creation of a D/HH Task Force

2. Resolution 2223R-018 by Directors Peterson and Herndon on Creation of a D/HH Task Force - Redlined
File Attachment:
2223R-018 Peterson Herndon - Establish Deaf Hard of Hearing Task Force.pdf
Resolution 2223R-018 by Directors Peterson and Herndon on Creation of a D-HH Task Force - Redlined.pdf
Background: At the March 23, 2023, Board Meeting, Resolution 2223R-018 by Directors Peterson and Herndon on the creation of a D/HH Task Force for major review of MPS's D/HH program was referred to the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation. The resolution proposes that a task force be created in order to review MPS's current D/HH program and make subsequent recommendations based upon that review.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The fiscal impact will be estimated in the full plan and reported back to the Board after completion of the review.
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon adoption of the resolution, the composition of the task force and the proposed timeline will be provided at the June 2023 Board meeting.
Recommendation: The Administration recommends that the Board

1. Discharge the Committee on Student Achievement and School Innovation from further consideration of this item; and

2. Approve Resolution 2223R-018 by Directors Peterson and Herndon on Creation of a D/HH Task Force, as amended, with an update to be brought to the Board in June 2023.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Travis Pinter - Sr. Director, Special Services
Signed By:
Jennifer Mims Howell - Chief Academic Officer
Signed By:
Michele Wilborn - Budget Analyst
Signed By:
Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent