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District 15 expands special‑education classrooms, reports higher Medicaid billing capacity
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Mindy McGuffin and Director Michelle Robinson outlined additions to LEAP and SIP classrooms, a new transitional self‑contained elementary pilot, expanded staff training and a reported increase in Medicaid billable prescriptions that will raise fee‑for‑service revenue.
Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Mindy McGuffin and Director of Student Services Dr. Michelle Robinson gave the board a wide-ranging update Feb. 18 on special‑education programming, staffing alignment and related services, saying the department has reorganized to improve transitions and broaden on‑site options for students with individualized education programs (IEPs).
McGuffin said the nursing and related‑services teams merged into the student services department this year and that the district aligned student services coordinators along middle‑school feeder patterns to create continuity as students move from preschool through high school. “This structure is creating greater consistency and process and procedure as well as improved…
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