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Mustang to move autism-specific classrooms into students' home schools; district adds behavior supports
Summary
District staff said 15 students previously served in two autism-specific classrooms housed at a single site will be transitioned to their home schools with added behavior interventionists, paraprofessionals and monitoring; staff noted IEP-team meetings and continued individualized services.
Karen Wilson, executive director of student services, and Stephanie Matthews (special education lead) briefed the board about a planned reconfiguration of the district's autism-specific programming.
Background and change: The district said it served 15 students in two autism-specific classrooms housed at a single elementary site during the previous school year. Citing guidance from the Oklahoma State Department (Special Education division) and the district's inclusion goals, staff described a shift away from placement decisions driven by disability labels toward individualized, team-driven decisions focused on each student's needs and data.
Transition process and supports: For each…
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