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Locust Valley special-education director outlines services, staffing and transition plans
Summary
Dr. Cabellos (Effie) presented the district’s special-education continuum, staffing, classification rates (21% this year), and planned enhancements including reinstating assistant directors and strengthening transition services and vocational partnerships.
Dr. Cabellos (referred to as Effie in the presentation) gave the Board of Education an update on the special education department, describing the district’s continuum of services, building-by-building program placement, staffing and professional development, and next steps for the coming year.
She said the district provides services across the continuum from related services-only placements to more restrictive settings, with self-contained classes located primarily on the Bayville/elementary side of the district. Using the district’s October “snapshot” data, Cabellos reported 8 elementary students, 4 middle-school students and 20 high-school students out of district (numbers based on the October snapshot and subject to change). She also said the district provides…
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