[submitted to the DC Council December 10, 2025] Thank you, Chairman Mendelson and CMs, for allowing me the opportunity to submit comments regarding special education in the District. My name is Julie Camerata and I
[submitted to the DC Council November 7, 2025] Good afternoon Chairman Mendelson and members of the Council. My name is Meagan Alderton; I am the Senior Director of Education Innovation and Improvement at the DC
[submitted to the DC Council October 28, 2025] Thank you, Chairman Mendelson and CMs, for allowing me the opportunity to submit comments regarding OSSE DOT. My name is Julie Camerata and I am the Executive
Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) is one of the most powerful levers for ensuring equity for students with disabilities. Defined under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as adapting “the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction”
In FY25, the DC Special Education Cooperative (the Co-op) advanced its mission to ensure every student with a disability in D.C. has access to high-quality instruction and meaningful opportunities for success. This year, we deepened
Every family of a student with a disability eventually reaches the same cliff-edge question: What’s next after high school—college, training, a first job, supported employment, independent living? The quality of the plan behind that “what’s