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Fayetteville-Manlius outlines expansions in special education and launches multi-year restorative-practices plan
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Amy Evans and Principal Trish Bogarty told the Board the district will expand special-education classes next year, add staff, and pursue a three- to five-year rollout of restorative practices that will be aligned with MTSS and code-of-conduct revisions.
FAYETTEVILLE — The Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District presented plans Wednesday to expand special-education offerings next year and to implement restorative practices as a multi‑year district priority.
Assistant Superintendent Amy Evans told the Board the district will “be almost closing our gap with the direct consultant teacher program,” adding that the district will offer consultant-teacher coverage in K–3, grades 5–8 and 9–12 next year and will add one special-education teacher for the upcoming school year. Evans said the district added several smaller specialized classes this year and expects demand to require an additional classroom at Eagle Hill and another in the Fayol program. She also said FM will host an 8:1:1 program at Enders to support students with social‑emotional learning needs.
The expansion matters because it addresses classroom placement and compliance trends the district has…
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