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Trustees probe special‑education placements as families, district adjust after rezoning
Summary
Board members pressed administration about placement types, class ratios and reports that some families revoked IEP services to seek transfers; administrators said the district aims to reduce most‑restrictive placements and expand integrated co‑teaching options
Trustees used the Sept. 16 work session to press the district on special‑education configurations after Assistant Superintendent LaWanne White and other administrators described program changes tied to the summer rezoning.
District summary and data: White recapped special‑education class inventories for K‑8: 27 sections of 8:1+2 classes, 22 sections of 12:1+2, 14 sections of 15:1+1, and five sections of 15:1. White described the 8:1+2 and 12:1+2 settings as more restrictive and said the district’s goal is to “reduce our most restrictive special education placements or settings” toward less‑restrictive placements this school year; she said the district is aiming for roughly a 3% decrease but would like a larger…
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