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Wayland plans in-district 18–22 life-skills program and special-education reallocations as circuit-breaker relief looms

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District student-services leaders presented a detailed FY26 review to the School Committee on Jan. 30, covering special-education placements, program alignment and plans to start a local 18–22 life-skills program.

District student-services leaders presented a detailed FY26 review to the School Committee on Jan. 30, 2025, covering special-education placements, program alignment K–12, and plans to launch an in-district life-skills program for ages 18–22.

Ronnie Kessler and Susan Botan described a multi-part approach: (1) shift some central-office responsibilities into building-based student-services administrator roles to strengthen local oversight; (2) reallocate existing language-based teachers so the district can expand language-based programming to the high school without adding net new FTEs; and (3) start an…

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