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Walworth County committee approves reclassification to add speech-language support at Lakeland School
Summary
The Walworth County Children with Disabilities Education Committee on May 21 approved reclassifying a special-education teacher position to a speech-language pathologist to reduce high SLP caseloads, open limited tuition slots and inform 2026 budget planning.
The Walworth County Children with Disabilities Education Committee on May 21 authorized reclassifying an existing special-education teacher position at Lakeland School to a speech-language pathologist, a move officials said is budget-neutral for the current year and intended to reduce therapy caseloads and allow the school to accept additional tuition students.
Committee members heard school staff describe long-term enrollment trends and therapy capacity constraints. Staff said Lakeland’s on-site enrollment peaked at about 251 (February 2007), fell to about 99 (February 2016) and has held roughly between 133 and 140 since 2022, with a current projection of about 127 students for the 2025–26 school year. School administrators and finance staff said therapy caseloads — particularly…
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