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Special-education costs rise; district proposes retirements and position inactivations to reduce staffing line
Summary
Student support services staff reported a roughly 5% increase in special-education spending driven by salaries and out-of-district tuition; the department proposes not replacing two retiring positions and inactivating five aide positions that were vacated midyear.
The director (Student Support Services staff member) presented an overview of the Student Support Services budget, saying special education is the largest component of the department and that total department requests for 2025–26 approach $18.3 million.
The presentation showed a year-to-year increase in special-education costs of about $869,821 (just over 5%), with salaries representing the largest portion of the rise. The director noted the district currently budgets for 75 aide positions but, due to midyear retirements and transfers, employs about 63 aides; the business office and the department agreed to present an…
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