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Parents and teachers press Hamilton County Board of Education to address IEP funding and special-education staffing
Summary
At a Hamilton County Board of Education meeting, a parent and a Westview Elementary RTI facilitator urged the board to increase funding and staffing for special education, citing canceled central-office support, high caseloads and teacher turnover. A motion to discuss special education was proposed but not acted on during the work session.
Parents, school staff and board members raised concerns about special-education funding and staffing at a Hamilton County Board of Education work session (date not specified), saying Individualized Education Program (IEP) services lack the staff and funding needed to meet students’ needs.
The calls for action came from Lindsey Lynn, a parent, and Marlene Wolf, the RTI facilitator at Westview Elementary, who described shortages in interventionists and canceled central-office support meetings that she said disrupted services.
Lynn said students entitled to IEP services must receive them under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and appealed to the board to prioritize funding for those services.…
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