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Teachers, parents press board on Title I resourcing and special‑education caseloads at Title I hub schools
Summary
Teachers and a parent urged the Salt Lake City School District to address high special‑education caseloads, reduced elementary planning time and Title I resourcing at hub schools; district staff summarized a Title I survey and family‑school collaboration services.
Public commenters and teachers used the district’s April 15 board meeting to raise staffing, class‑size and planning‑time concerns at Title I schools and at two elementary schools that host district full‑day special‑education hubs.
Emma Russell, a teacher at Bachman Elementary and a Title I school, told trustees she supports revisiting the district’s hub model for full‑day behavior and academic support units and asked the board to prioritize Title I resources for two hub schools, Bachman and Franklin. "We're placing students who have not had their needs met in a traditional special‑education model into classrooms that already have the highest needs without providing the additional resources right now to ensure success,"…
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