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Special services director outlines staffing, caseload changes and compliance work
Summary
Carol Potter, director of special services for Little Falls Public Schools, told the school board Aug. 11 the department has right-sized caseloads, added a speech‑language pathologist assistant and is fully staffed going into the school year while responding to recent MDE complaints.
Carol Potter, director of special services for Little Falls Public Schools, gave the board an overview Aug. 11 of staffing, caseload adjustments, curriculum and compliance work in the district’s special services department.
Potter said the district’s Dec. 1 count showed 627 resident students with active individualized education programs (IEPs). She reported other counts of students the department serves: 448 (context provided by Potter during the presentation), 38 Little Falls residents placed in higher‑level programs outside district sites, 138 open‑enrolled students receiving special education in other districts and 54 students on Section 504 plans. Potter also told the board the district has hired a speech‑language pathologist assistant and is “fully staffed…
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