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RSU 10 board hears special-education report showing 468 students receiving services; parents press for alternatives to out-of-district placements
Summary
Assistant special-education staff told the RSU 10 school board the district serves hundreds of students with IEPs, outlined program types and capacity limits for regional placements, and proposed a new coordinator position; a parent urged remote instruction for a child with an IEP.
Ross Schicklin, assistant director of special education, told the Regional School Unit 10 school board that 468 students in the district are currently receiving services under individualized education programs, a number he said equals the combined total student populations of two elementary schools.
The presentation, given at the Feb. 24 board meeting, broke the district’s special-education enrollment down by building and program and noted 509 students are identified in special education across RSU 10. Schicklin said 25 students are placed out of district; the Western Foothills Regional Program (WFRP) — a regional program run by a partner provider — currently has 15 RSU 10 slots and all are filled. "So there are 468 students receiving services in our buildings for RSU 10," Schicklin said.
The report described program types at each…
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