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RSU 22 special education director seeks four education technicians and larger reserve as federal funding remains uncertain
Summary
Lynn Wells, RSU 22 director of special services, asked the board to add four educational technicians, retain a special-education teacher, and increase the district’s special education reserve to cover rising out-of-district placement costs and uncertainty in federal local entitlement funding.
Lynn Wells, director of special services for RSU 22, presented Article 2 and told the board, "Right now we have, about 33 students coming in with IUPs for next year. That's probably the largest that I've ever seen." Wells proposed hiring four additional educational technicians and keeping an added special education teacher through next year to meet those needs.
Wells explained that out-of-district placement daily rates are set by the state and currently vary by program — roughly $225 to $400 per day — and that an individual placement can translate to approximately $40,000–$80,000 per year. She said wait lists at lower-cost programs often force the…
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