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Richfield reports rise in special-education student count; board questions screening and referral practices
Summary
Director of Special Education Jennifer Krueger told the Richfield Public Schools board the district's unduplicated special-education child count rose to 832 students, prompting board questions about identification, intervention timing and disproportionality by race and language status.
Jennifer Krueger, Richfield Public Schools director of special education, told the School Board on March 17 that the district's unduplicated special-education child count is 832 resident students.
Krueger said that figure represents an increase of 54 resident students compared with last year and that there are 753 students currently receiving special-education services inside the district. She described patterns in the data: higher percentages of identification among students who are Black, multiracial and American Indian, and continued above-average rates in autism spectrum and early childhood special-education categories compared with statewide averages.
The presentation and ensuing board discussion focused on what the district calls the pre-referral process, how interventions are documented and when a full special-education evaluation is started. Krueger said teams require at least two…
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