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Special-education enrollment rises to 16.22% of district; speech-language services exceed state average
Summary
District staff reported an increase in special-education enrollment, with 1,795 resident students receiving services as of Dec. 1, 2024, and flagged disproportionately high speech-language placements compared with state averages.
The Moorhead Area Public Schools Board of Education received an informational update Feb. 10 on the district’s special-education child count, which showed growth across the early-intervention and preschool population and a higher-than-average share of students receiving speech-language services.
Duane (staff member) presented the child-count slides and told the board that 1,795 students who are residents of the district were receiving special-education services as of Dec. 1, 2024; the district was serving 1,797 students regardless of residence at that same snapshot date.…
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