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Walworth County committee reclassifies teacher post to add speech‑language services, aims to accept more tuition students
Summary
The Children with Disabilities Education Committee approved a resolution to reclassify a funded special-education teacher position to a speech‑language pathologist to ease therapy caseloads at Lakeland School and open space for additional tuition-based students; staff said a further SLP may be proposed in the 2026 budget if demand materializes.
The Walworth County Children with Disabilities Education Committee voted May 21, 2025, to authorize reclassifying an existing funded special-education teacher position into a speech‑language pathologist (SLP) role, a budget-neutral personnel change the committee's staff said is intended to reduce therapy caseloads and allow Lakeland School to accept more tuition-based students.
Committee members discussed enrollment trends, therapy capacity and budget planning for the 2026 fiscal year. Staff presented historical enrollment figures and a projection for the 2025–26 school year, explained that speech therapy caseloads are the primary constraint on accepting tuition students, and described a two-step approach: reclassify an existing position now and, if additional tuition students enroll, propose adding an additional SLP in the 2026 budget.
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