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Moscow negotiators agree to add preschool to special-education caseload language
Summary
Committee members voted to add pre‑K to the district's K'5 special‑education caseload language after a multihour discussion about staffing, service models, and funding for the preschool program.
Moscow School District negotiators voted to add prekindergarten to the district's K–5 special‑education caseload language in the negotiated agreement, a change supporters said would align the preschool teacher's workload with other special‑education positions.
The committee agreed to expand the existing K–5 special‑education caseload line to explicitly include pre‑K. Supporters said the preschool teacher performs duties like a special‑education teacher, including maintaining Individualized Education Program (IEP) paperwork, coordinating therapies and IEP meetings, and providing classroom instruction across short sessions.
Negotiators said the district's preschool program serves students whose needs require substantial adult support. Committee members who reviewed the preschool teacher's description said the teacher handles both a special‑education caseload and separate teaching duties: 16 students were listed on the teacher's special‑education caseload, 22 students attend district preschool sessions in two half‑day sessions, and a…
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