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Preschool and special-education teachers tell trustees caseloads and policy changes are unsustainable
Summary
Multiple early-childhood special-education teachers and a music teacher addressed the board in public comment, warning that full-day special-education classes with 16–18 students (many on IEPs) are unsafe and unsustainable. Commenters also said new 'critical needs' guest-teacher classifications reduce pay and leave programs understaffed.
Several Washoe County School District staff used public comment time April 22 to urge trustees to address special-education and early-childhood staffing levels and a proposed change that would classify some critical‑needs positions as guest‑teacher roles.
Pre‑K and special‑education teachers said classroom ratios have risen to as many as 17–18 students in full‑day self‑contained classrooms, often with a high share of children on individualized education programs and multiple medical/behavioral needs. Michelle Hagen, a pre‑K…
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