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USD 253 outlines Extended School Year eligibility, staffing and attendance
Summary
Director of student services Dr. Stephanie McNamara summarized the district's Extended School Year (ESY) process, eligibility criteria and recent attendance numbers; board members asked for additional detail on qualifying versus participation rates.
Dr. Stephanie McNamara, the district's director of student services, briefed the USD 253 Board of Education on the Extended School Year (ESY) program and how eligibility is determined for students with individualized education programs (IEPs). McNamara said ESY eligibility is considered at every IEP meeting and is governed by state special-education procedures.
"Each IEP team must consider that for every student, looking at the special-education related services, whether it's academic behavioral related services, as well as a need and the student must…
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