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Board hears detailed special-education cost analysis; district sees fluctuating outplacement and reimbursement pressures
Summary
District staff presented data showing year-to-year flux in out-of-district placements, the financial effect of students returning to district programs, and how state reimbursement thresholds and rates affect net costs.
Southington School District staff presented a granular analysis of special-education outplacement, students returned to district programs, and the budgetary implications for the 2023'24 and 2024'25 school years.
Dr. Cavallaro introduced the follow-up report on Jan. 23, saying the question the board posed at a previous workshop—how many outplaced students returned and what that saved—has multiple layers. The presentation distinguished three groups: students who returned from outplacement to district programs, students newly outplaced during the year, and students who remained in district who otherwise would have been outplaced.
Key figures presented: seven students returned to district programs for 2024'25 whose outplacement tuition in 2023'24 totaled $511,970; of that amount…
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