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District outlines therapeutic learning center expansion to bring some out‑of‑district students back
Summary
The district proposed expanding a high‑school therapeutic program to reduce costly out‑of‑district tuition and transportation; administrators said estimated first‑year savings are "close to $400,000," and described allowable sub‑separate class sizes under state regs.
Craig Davidson, the district director of special services, told the April 3 Easton School Committee the district proposes expanding the high‑school Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC) to meet an increased number of students with social‑emotional and therapeutic needs and to allow some students placed out of district to return to Easton.
Davidson said the district has tracked a long‑term increase in out‑of‑district placements and the associated tuition and transportation costs. He reviewed a historical slide showing out‑of‑district placements in…
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