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Special-education director briefs board on budget, IEP trends and staffing supports
Summary
Dina Hagen, the district director of student services and special education, told the board the district’s special-education budget is about $11.3 million, that federal and state reimbursement rates cover only a portion of costs, and described steps the district is taking to reduce paperwork burden and improve program continuity.
Dina Hagen, director of student services and special education for Superior School District, told the Committee of the Whole on Jan. 6 that the district’s special-education budget is about $11,300,000 and that federal and state reimbursements cover only a fraction of that total.
Hagen said the district receives roughly $1,300,000 in federal revenue for special education and that federal funding formulas — she said last updated in 1993 — fall well short of the statutory 40% funding target. “They’re supposed to fund 40%. We don’t get nearly that much. It…
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