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Morton CUSD 709 board backs plan to post assistant director for Morton Academy amid expanded needs
Summary
District staff told the board that Morton Academy’s growing caseload, increased in-district placements and newly available reimbursements support hiring an on-site assistant director to improve crisis response, family communications and program stability.
The Morton CUSD 709 Board of Education discussed and gave staff direction to post a new assistant director position for Morton Academy, citing increased mental-health needs, rising administrative workload and new state reimbursements tied to public-day placements.
Student support services leader Lindsey Franklin told the board the district has unique responsibilities at Morton Academy — including overseeing a public day program that other nearby districts do not run — and that the program’s administrative needs have grown as the district added Morton community students and expanded services. "We now are, going to be reimbursed, and is going to be retroactive for 2 years," Franklin said, describing a state reimbursement change for public-day…
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