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Plymouth-Canton trustees and staff review special education staffing, programs amid continued shortages
Summary
District special education leaders and parents described staffing shortages, program structure and supports during a March board meeting; administrators outlined program counts, services and efforts to recruit and retain paraprofessionals and specialized staff.
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools administrators and families discussed ongoing special education staffing pressures and program structure at the board meeting, including the district’s efforts to recruit staff and clarify how programs and services are provided.
The district’s executive director of special education, Stephanie Hayes, told the board PCCS provides special education “programs and services” rather than a single location and reiterated the federal child-find responsibility to identify children with disabilities. Hayes said PCCS serves students from early childhood through age 25 under Michigan practice, and reported a special education population of about 11.7 percent of enrolled students (the district’s 2023–24 count). She also said speech-and-language-only and other categories are among the larger eligibility groups.
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