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District outlines special‑education continuum, small‑class cohorts and aid inequities at work session
Summary
The Lynnbrook special‑education director described the district's multi‑level continuum under part 200 of the commissioner's regulation, including new full‑day and small‑class cohorts, and administrators and trustees warned that state aid formulas penalize districts that keep high‑need students in‑district.
Lynnbrook officials reviewed the district’s continuum of special‑education services and described new small‑class placements and capacity planning while flagging aid inequities that make in‑district services costly.
Mrs. Sabin (director of special services) told the board that the continuum is governed by “part 200 of the commissioner's regulation” and that the district’s approach emphasizes the least‑restrictive environment. She summarized allowable supports ranging from related services (speech, occupational and physical therapy) and resource room settings (resource groups up to five students) to integrated co‑teaching (ICT) and special classes with no general‑education students.
The nut graf: Administrators outlined…
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