康涅狄格州教育部任命首位专职特殊教育律师
康涅狄格州教育部（CSDE）10 月 21 日宣布，任命 Kathleen Reiser 为该部门首位专职特殊教育律师，以强化部门在特殊教育领域的法律专业能力、监督与问责。这一职位设在教育部的法律与政府事务办公室，将负责支持特殊教育投诉调查等工作。
此次任命是康州持续改进特殊教育体系的举措之一。此前，独立机构 WestEd 对该州特殊教育系统进行了审查，报告建议在特殊教育投诉流程中引入更多法律专业力量；教育厅长 Charlene M. Russell-Tucker 据此设立了这一专职律师岗位。她表示：「每一名残障学生都应获得高质量教育、个性化支持和成功所需的机会。我们采取了审慎而全面的方式加强特殊教育系统——从问责与监督，到建设服务学生、家庭和学区所需的内部能力。」
Reiser 此前在康州能源与环境保护部（DEEP）担任裁决办公室主任，负责办公室运营、政策程序制定、人员管理，主持行政听证并牵头调解复杂的法律与监管事务；她也曾在私人执业中从事特殊教育法业务，在特殊教育法、行政领导与纠纷解决方面经验丰富。（GSM 据康涅狄格州教育部报道）
Connecticut Education Department Appoints Its First Dedicated Special Education Attorney
The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) announced on Oct. 21 the appointment of Kathleen Reiser as its first dedicated special education attorney, a move the department said will strengthen its legal expertise, oversight and accountability in special education. The position sits in the department's Office of Legal and Governmental Affairs and will support special education complaint investigations.
The appointment follows an independent review of the state's special education system by WestEd, which recommended adding more legal expertise to the complaint process. Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker created the dedicated attorney position to implement that recommendation. "Every student with a disability deserves access to the high-quality education, individualized supports, and opportunities they need to succeed," she said. "We have taken a deliberate and comprehensive approach to strengthening our special education systems, from improving accountability and oversight to building the internal capacity necessary to better serve students, families, and districts."
Reiser joins CSDE from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), where she served as Director of the Office of Adjudications, overseeing operations, policy and staff, presiding over administrative hearings and leading mediations of complex legal and regulatory matters. She previously practiced special education law in private practice. (GSM, based on reporting from the Connecticut State Department of Education)
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