In reviews of the school district’s special-education and English Language Learner programs, state and federal organizations have raised concerns about students being systematically placed in low-level classes.

A report issued by the state Department of Education in February 2007 cited the district for the way it levels students, raising questions surrounding the process and criteria used to determine enrollment within the leveled courses.

The report stated the district lacked data as to why special-education students were predominantly in lower-level classes, the length of time they remain in those levels, and what the entrance and exit criteria for levels are.

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