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District explores bringing special-education placements back in-house to reduce private-placement costs
Summary
Administrators outlined a plan to create more in-district special-education capacity (PALS/PATH and potential EDP application) to reduce expensive private placements that cost the district about $80,000 per student on average.
Administrators told the board they are pursuing expanded in-district special-education capacity so fewer students must be placed in private programs. The district currently places roughly 30 students in private placements with an average annual cost cited at about $80,000 per student, producing a multi-million-dollar outlay administrators said they would like to reduce by bringing appropriate students back into district-run programs.
District staff explained two program tracks discussed at the work study. PALS and PATH classroom models…
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