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RSU 52 begins taking 3- and 4-year-olds into public pre-K special-education services after CDS gaps; district tracking referrals and costs
Summary
Administrators told the board that RSU 52 is now serving 3- and 4-year-olds with special-education needs previously handled by Child Development Services, reporting 14 children in referral and 15 already identified; state DOE fully funds pre-K but the district is manually tracking staff time charged to the pre-K line.
District leaders told the RSU 52/MSAD 52 school board that the district is taking on services for 3- and 4-year-old children with disabilities that had previously been handled by Child Development Services (CDS), citing state law changes and CDS capacity issues.
Director Drysdale and other administrators said the district is receiving referrals through its website and local providers. The transcript shows the district had 14 children in the referral pipeline and 15 already…
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