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District reports progress on special education supports, IEP compliance and post-secondary transition efforts
Summary
Special services staff reviewed child-count growth, instructional models (Freshman Academy consult, co-teaching, instructional-level classrooms), IEP-audit work, and efforts to expand vocational and post-secondary referrals (DRS/DD) and transition planning.
Special education leaders for Joliet Township High School District 204 presented the board with a multi-part update Wednesday on programming, compliance and transition supports, describing gains in student-support pathways and laying out next-year recommendations for instruction and professional development.
Mrs. Jamila Cage, the district’s special-services director, and site coordinators described a rising child count and a continuum of services that includes the Freshman Academy consult model (FAC), co-taught classes, instructional-level classrooms, life-skills and an 18–22 transition center. They reported gains in freshman-on-track and graduation rates for students with individualized education programs (IEPs), and said a…
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