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RSU 10 special‑education director: 519 students identified, staffing and placements strain services
Summary
Special services director Deb Alban told the RSU 10 school board that 519 students were identified for special education as of the district's October 1 count, with staff shortages, transportation needs and out‑of‑district placement waitlists creating barriers to timely services.
Deb Alban, RSU 10 director of special services, told the Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 school board that the district had 519 students identified for special education as of the district's Oct. 1 count and that about a third of new students who moved into the district required significant services.
"We have 519 total, identified students," Alban said. "A third of our students who moved in require significant services." She said 40 of the 519 students were placed out of district and that seven students were waiting for openings in appropriate programs.
The numbers matter because many necessary programs are provided off campus or by special‑purpose private schools that have waiting lists, Alban said. Staff shortages…
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