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Mount Lebanon presents special education program review; district above state average in least-restrictive placements
Summary
District staff reviewed a special education program review showing 71.4% of students with IEPs served in general education 80%+ of the day, highlighted gaps in out-of-district placements and participation in state assessments, and proposed multi-year training, communication and program changes.
District staff presented a multi-part special education program review that the administration said will feed into the district’s upcoming strategic plan and a cyclical state monitoring process.
"We are trying to educate students with disabilities to the maximum extent possible with their nondisabled peers," Dr. Schuman said, describing the district’s least-restrictive-environment goals and noting that 71.4% of students with individualized education programs were educated in regular classrooms for at least 80% of the school day. That figure, the presentation said, was 1.4 percentage points higher than the district’s last review and 9.8 points above the state average of 61.6% for the same indicator.
The review included a school-by-school program profile listing specialized classrooms and services…
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