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Special education report: inclusion rate rises but remains below state average; district outlines training and supports
Summary
Kennewick schools reported a 3.7 percentage-point increase in students spending most of their day in general education, while outlining behavior supports, CPI training and plans to expand transition programming.
Kennewick School District special education leaders reported progress on inclusion goals, a drop in overall special education enrollment since a COVID-era peak and a suite of training and safety measures to support students and staff.
District staff said the percentage of special education students spending 80% or more of their school day in general education (LRE 1) rose to 54.7% as of October enrollment, an increase of 3.7 percentage points from the prior year. The statewide LRE 1 average is 66.2%, and presenters set a board-facing goal to increase Kennewick—s LRE 1 rate by roughly 3 percentage points annually.
Presenters attributed a recent decline…
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