Report on Improving Student Outcomes and Ensuring Rights – May 2024

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Office of the General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance Monitoring (ECM) Legal Services Team, published the “Report on Improving Student Outcomes and Ensuring Rights” (en Español) focused on equity, program accessibility, and provision of a free appropriate public education. The Report provides an update to the "Report on Improving Outcomes and Ensuring Rights" published December 2022. It consists of a review of the status of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s efforts during the 2022-23 school year. The focus is on improving outcomes and ensuring rights for students, including students with disabilities and its ongoing compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act (Section 504), and other student civil rights laws. Recommendations are provided for the District’s continued efforts in these areas.