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Upper Dublin SD presents special-education expansions and in-district transition proposal
Summary
District student-services staff outlined proposals to add classroom capacity for students with autism, expand emotional-support programming at Sandy Run Middle School, add behavior and psychological staff, and study an 18–22 in-district transition program to reduce out-of-district placements.
Ms. Summers, a student-services staff member, told the Upper Dublin School District Education Committee on March 5 that the district is planning special-education expansions for 2025–26 to meet rising needs, particularly for students identified with autism.
The proposals described include adding special-education classrooms serving students with autism at the elementary level, expanding an itinerant emotional-support program at Sandy Run Middle School to include supplemental-level services, hiring additional board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) and school psychologists, and creating a possible in-district transition program for students age 18–22.
“Any parent can request a gifted evaluation at any time,” Ms. Summers said when answering a separate question about evaluation timing; she later described the special-education planning in more detail and the process that allows parents to request evaluations for services. Ms.…
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