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Middletown Area SD presents special education plan for 2025–28, to submit to Pennsylvania Department of Education
Summary
District special education leaders outlined staffing, out‑of‑district placements and program goals for a plan the board will approve and submit to the Pennsylvania Department of Education by May 1.
Sonya Bruner, director of special education for Middletown Area School District, and Dr. Chelsey Pruznak, assistant director of special education, presented the district's Special Education Plan for 2025–2028 at the April 1 school board meeting and said the board will be asked to approve the plan so it can be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education by the May 1 deadline.
The plan provides a snapshot of staffing and student counts at each building and lists out‑of‑district providers the district uses when it does not offer a program. At the time the draft was prepared the district reported 479 students receiving special education services, equal to 21.1% of the student population; presenters said that percentage is changing and the district's current internal count is slightly higher.
Brunner and Pruznak described how the district organizes services: Reid Elementary houses the district's autism supports and related staff;…
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