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Board hears special-education disproportionality data; district spotlights student financial-assistance fund
Summary
District special-education staff told the Waunakee board on June 9 that African American students are overrepresented among special-education cases compared with their share of the student population, and administrators outlined next steps in tiered supports. The board also received an update on a student financial-assistance fund that distributes roughly $50,000 a year to remove financial barriers for students.
The Waunakee board received two related equity and student-support updates on June 9: a review of disproportionality data in special education and an overview of the district’s student financial-assistance fund.
Disproportionality data
Tiffany Logan, the district’s special-education director, presented an analysis of initial special-education referrals dating to 2019. The district is currently identified for disproportionality: African American students make up a higher share of special-education enrollment than their share of the overall student population.
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