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Warren Township updates special education audit progress, outlines staffing and program options
Summary
District special education leaders told the board on July 29 that professional development, case‑management realignment and increasing placements in general education are the three main audit priorities; the district is expanding co‑teaching and evaluating staffing and specialized programs including potential BCBA support.
Tara Garland, director of special education for Warren Township High School District 121, told the board at its July 29 meeting that the district has acted on the three main findings from its FY24 special education needs assessment and is planning further changes in staffing and programs.
"First thing was professional development for all staff. Second main focus was our, case management model and realigning staff responsibilities. Third 1 was to focus on our least restrictive environment," Garland said, summarizing the audit’s principal recommendations.
Why it matters: the district said the work affects how students with disabilities are served daily, the staff the district must hire or reassign, and where programs will be located. Board members heard that some changes will require added full‑time equivalents (teachers and paraprofessionals), related‑service staff and possible classroom construction.
What the district reported: Garland and her colleagues described three broad lines of work. First, professional development: the district expanded co‑teaching training…
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