Recommendation R12
Within 90 days the Siskiyou County Board of Education should review the SELPA Director hiring process, including the interview committee's recommendation and the basis for the appointment decision, and should ensure that the SELPA Director position is held by an individual with demonstrated expertise in special education law, program compliance, and IDEA implementation
Jury report: 2025-2026 The Siskiyou County Office of Education and the Siskiyou County Board of Education Fails Its Most Vulnerable Students · PDF page 14
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Siskiyou County Office of Education and Siskiyou County Superintendent of Schools
Agency position unclearDefers to the County Board and argues hiring responsibility rests with the Superintendent.
Read official response · PDF page 18Pages 18–19 state an authority objection but no independent Board response or promised review. No implementation deadline is adopted by these respondents.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.