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Olathe proposes district-run K–8 alternative program for students with intensive behavioral and social-emotional needs
Summary
District leaders presented a planned short-term, solution-oriented K–8 alternative program aimed at students with extreme behavioral or social-emotional needs; board members heard details on eligibility, a proposed 45–60 day intervention window and plans to launch in 2026–27.
District administrators presented a high-level plan for a new K–8 alternative program designed to serve students with significant behavioral or social-emotional needs that have not responded to school-level interventions.
Dr. Jill Smith and Dr. Liz Harrison (presenters identified in the meeting) described the program as a short-term, individualized intervention intended to minimize disruption to a student’s education while supporting a return to the home school. The district emphasized that the program will be available to both general-education and special-education students and that placement would be decided collaboratively by a district review team, the student’s school team and…
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