{
  "code": "EHB",
  "title": "Curriculum Design: Special Programs",
  "description": "This policy governs how the district designs and delivers special programs within its curriculum, with a focus on services for students with dyslexia and related disorders. It outlines the standards and resources the district follows to identify and support these students, including alignment with state requirements and The Dyslexia Handbook.",
  "last_action_date": "2025-11-18",
  "last_action_result": "adopted",
  "timeline_local": [
    {
      "date": "2025-11-18",
      "school_year": "2025-2026",
      "action": "adopted",
      "result": "adopted",
      "summary": "This update to Conroe ISD's EHB (Local) policy on Curriculum Design: Special Programs streamlines the dyslexia compliance language by removing the reference to State Board of Education standards and commissioner guidance, and adds an explicit reference to the current version of The Dyslexia Handbook as the governing resource.",
      "changes_added": [
        "regarding",
        "This includes the current version of The Dyslexia Handbook."
      ],
      "changes_removed": [
        "and standards adopted by the State Board of Education and guidance published by the commissioner of education to implement the program to test",
        "for"
      ],
      "meeting_notes_url": "https://cisd-meetings.boardmonitor.app/meeting.html?id=2025-11-18_regular",
      "confidence": "high",
      "source_redline": "EHB_LOCAL.pdf",
      "notes": "The redline on page 2 shows red strikethrough and red underline text clearly. The removed text replaces a lengthy phrase about State Board of Education standards and commissioner guidance, and the word 'for' is removed after 'with'. The added text substitutes 'regarding' and appends a new sentence referencing The Dyslexia Handbook. Cover page title reads 'Discuss and Possibly Adopt Revisions to Board Policy EHB (Local)', mapped to action 'adopted'.",
      "compliance_assessment": {
        "classification": "Mixed",
        "elements": [
          {
            "element": "Removal of explicit reference to State Board of Education standards and commissioner guidance",
            "classification": "Mixed",
            "statutory_basis": "TEC §38.003(b); 19 TAC §74.28",
            "supporting_quote": "adopt and implement a policy requiring the district to comply with all rules and standards adopted by the State Board of Education to implement the program, including: (A) the Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders, as adopted by the State Board of Education, and its subsequent amendments",
            "verification_method": "verbatim statute text",
            "litigation_status": "None identified",
            "local_additions": "The statute requires compliance with SBOE rules and standards broadly; removing the explicit textual reference to SBOE standards and commissioner guidance is a locally chosen drafting decision. The underlying legal obligation to comply with SBOE standards remains compelled by statute, but the choice to omit the reference from local policy language is discretionary. This creates a mixed classification: the substantive compliance obligation is Required by Law, but the drafting simplification is Locally Discretionary."
          },
          {
            "element": "Addition of explicit reference to the current version of The Dyslexia Handbook as the governing resource",
            "classification": "Required by Law",
            "statutory_basis": "TEC §38.003(b); 19 TAC §74.28",
            "supporting_quote": "adopt and implement a policy requiring the district to comply with all rules and standards adopted by the State Board of Education to implement the program, including: (A) the Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders, as adopted by the State Board of Education, and its subsequent amendments; The strategies and techniques are described in the Dyslexia Handbook provided in this subsection.",
            "verification_method": "verbatim statute text; web search confirmed current Dyslexia Handbook effective June 30, 2024",
            "litigation_status": "None identified",
            "local_additions": "The phrase 'current version' is a local clarifying choice, but the underlying obligation to follow the Dyslexia Handbook and its subsequent amendments is compelled by TEC §38.003(b) and 19 TAC §74.28. No meaningful additional local discretion is exercised beyond the clarifying phrasing."
          }
        ]
      },
      "compliance_summary": [
        "Dyslexia Program Standards: Texas law (TEC §38.003(b) and 19 TAC §74.28) requires school districts to follow State Board of Education rules when providing services for students with dyslexia. This policy previously included a direct reference to those SBOE standards and commissioner guidance, which has been removed from the local policy text.",
        "Ongoing Legal Obligation: Even though the written reference to SBOE standards was removed, the district's legal duty to follow those standards still exists under state law. Removing the language from the policy document does not change what the law requires.",
        "Dyslexia Handbook Reference: State law (TEC §38.003(b) and 19 TAC §74.28) requires districts to follow The Dyslexia Handbook, a document published by the Texas Education Agency that outlines how schools must identify and support students with dyslexia. This policy now names that handbook directly as the governing resource.",
        "Current Version Language: The policy uses the phrase 'current version' when referring to The Dyslexia Handbook. This wording is a local drafting choice, though the underlying requirement to follow the handbook and any updates to it comes from state law."
      ]
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-10-21",
      "school_year": "2025-2026",
      "action": "first_reading",
      "result": "first_reading",
      "summary": "This update to Policy EHB (Local) streamlines the compliance language for dyslexia and related disorders by replacing a detailed reference to specific State Board of Education rules, standards, and commissioner guidance with a broader reference to all state requirements, and explicitly adds a reference to the current version of The Dyslexia Handbook.",
      "changes_added": [
        "regarding",
        "with for",
        "This includes the current version of The Dyslexia Handbook."
      ],
      "changes_removed": [
        "rules and standards adopted by the State Board of Education and guidance published by the commissioner of education to implement the program to test"
      ],
      "meeting_notes_url": "https://cisd-meetings.boardmonitor.app/meeting.html?id=2025-10-21_regular",
      "confidence": "high",
      "source_redline": "EHB_LOCAL.pdf",
      "notes": "The redline replaces \"rules and standards adopted by the State Board of Education and guidance published by the commissioner of education to implement the program to test\" (red strikethrough) with \"regarding\" (red underlined), and replaces \"for\" with \"with for\" (red underlined addition of \"with\"), and adds the new sentence \"This includes the current version of The Dyslexia Handbook.\" The word \"state\" appears to be underlined in red as well, indicating it was retained/re-added as part of the revision. Cover page title heading reads \"Discuss Revisions to Board Policy EHB (Local)\" → first_reading."
    }
  ],
  "timeline_legal": [],
  "policy_connect_url": "https://policyconnect.org/policy/conroe-isd/EHB"
}