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Kyrene presents special-education opportunity review; district to pilot co-planning and onboarding changes in 2025-26
Summary
An external review of Kyrene's special-education services praised the district's data culture and assistive-technology supports and recommended strengthening MTSS, adopting a workload-based staffing model and expanding co-planning. District leaders said onboarding and instructional-assistant training will be implemented in 2025-26.
The Kyrene Governing Board received an opportunity review of the district's special-education program on May 27 that identified strengths and recommended specific next steps to reduce achievement gaps and improve staff retention.
Dr. Sandra Lane, assistant superintendent, and Dr. Cipe Turner, exceptional student services director, told the board they contracted an outside reviewer to analyze teaching-and-learning conditions and staffing. The external review team commended Kyrene's "strategic plan in action," a data-driven culture and strong…
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