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Special education director outlines priorities: reading, staffing, and language‑affirming assessments
Summary
Special Education Director Frank Salvaggio presented a Year‑1 entry plan that prioritizes reading instruction, staff hiring, parent advisory engagement, and adoption of a language‑affirming patterns‑of‑strengths‑and‑weaknesses assessment approach to reduce inappropriate special‑education placements.
Frank Salvaggio, the district’s special education director, told the board Thursday that the district serves 617 students in special education and is seeing rapid growth in students identified with autism (141 students), a trend he expects to continue.
Salvaggio framed his “Year‑1 Entry Plan” around improving outcomes through stability, consistent instructional practice for “all” students, strengthened early reading instruction, better attendance outreach, and targeted supports for neurodiverse students. He said about 45 new students with disabilities enrolled since school started; 22 of those new enrollees required a 1:1 instructional aide on their IEPs, stressing the impact of…
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