Finding F8
Special-education staffing shortage
The Grand Jury finds a lack of highly trained special education staff, due to high turnover and low retention, resulting in a shortage of experienced, fully credentialed special education teachers. This is problematic as research clearly shows schools staffed with experienced, fully credentialed teachers tend to produce students with higher academic achievement.
Jury report: The Natomas Unified School District Special Education Program Struggles to Meet Student Needs · PDF page 12
Permanent linkOfficial response
Natomas Unified School District Board of Education
The district agrees with the staffing-shortage finding and describes the wider shortage.
Read official response · PDF page 7Explicit agreement engages the whole staffing finding. Named teacher-pipeline efforts provide context rather than proof of resolved vacancies.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.