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Charter special‑education director and superintendents press for more resources for students with high‑acuity needs
Summary
Paramount Charter Schools and district superintendents described rising numbers of students with severe behavioral health needs and asked the subcommittee for policy tools — grant multipliers, navigators, and additional funding — to provide 1:1 supports, specialized transportation and outside placements.
Stephanie Haines, director of special education for Paramount Charter Schools, told senators her network serves about 500 students with disabilities across eight campuses and that the schools are seeing an increase in students with “high acuity behaviors,” including severe emotional dysregulation, self‑harm and physical or verbal aggression. “These students require extra support or services through special education including communication devices, 1 on 1 support staff, outside…
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