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Board approves additional special-education paraprofessionals and small teacher increase amid tight budget
Summary
Trustees approved hiring additional special-education paraprofessionals and an increase in one high-school teaching allocation; administrators said the hires respond to enrollment and federal IEP mandates and will be reflected in a working budget update in September.
The Lakeland Joint School District board voted to add multiple special-education paraprofessionals and a fractional high-school teaching allocation, officials said, to meet student needs identified during late summer enrollment and Individualized Education Program (IEP) obligations. The district asked trustees to add 14 paraprofessional positions (about 7.97 FTE when converted from hourly schedules), one additional general education paraprofessional and a 0.16 increase in a high-school…
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