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District asks to keep special-education open-enrollment seats closed amid staffing shortages
Summary
District special-education staff recommended closing open-enrollment seats for students requiring special education services, citing full staffing allocations, reliance on contracted services in hard-to-fill roles and high costs for contracted providers.
District special-education leaders asked the board on Jan. 13 to keep open-enrollment seats for students requiring individualized education programs (IEPs) closed for the 2025-26 open-enrollment cycle, citing full staffing allocations and difficulty finding specialized staff.
Why it matters: closing open-enrollment seats for students who require special-education services restricts out-of-district placements into the district and is intended to preserve capacity to meet the needs of students who reside within district boundaries.
Staff rationale
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