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Auburn School Committee hears update on district takeover of CDS preschool special-education services
Summary
District staff described progress in a state-mandated transition of preschool special-education services (CDS cohort 2), staffing and contracting plans, funding from the Department of Education and aims to expand local programming.
Auburn School Committee members heard an update Oct. 1 on the Auburn School Department's transition into providing CDS preschool special-education services for 3- to 5-year-olds, a change the presenter said is state-mandated and will be fully funded by the Department of Education.
Laura Shaw, Auburn Public Schools director of student services, told the committee the district is part of “CDS transition cohort 2” and has taken steps to begin offering services directly rather than relying entirely on outside providers. Shaw said the effort is 100% funded by the state Department of Education and that current district staff salaries can now be partially reimbursed by the DOE.
Shaw said the district currently serves “30–36 children with IEPs,” including 26 four-year-olds and 10 three-year-olds, and has 28 children in the child-find process. She described a mix of district employees and contracted providers: the Auburn School Department…
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