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Southington special-education analysis: district programs avoid roughly $16.55 million in outplacement costs
Summary
District administrators told the board Southington’s in‑district special‑education continuum serves 143 students and — if those 121 students had to be placed outside the district — would have produced an estimated $16.55 million in tuition and transportation costs; in‑district staffing costs were presented at about $7.99 million.
District special‑education leaders presented an analysis Thursday showing the financial and service impact of Southington’s in‑district special‑education continuum.
Dr. Cavallaro, the district’s special‑education director, told the board that 143 students are enrolled in district programs and that 121 of those would likely require out‑of‑district placement if the programs did not exist. Using current tuition and transportation averages, she said the total outplacement cost for those students would be about $16,550,360. By contrast, the district’s in‑house cost for the same…
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