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Forest Lake schools outline special education services, report 17.7% of students receive support
Summary
District special education director told the board the program serves about 1,124 students (roughly 17.67% of enrollment), described staffing and programs including Project SEARCH and transition services, and said the district has centralized evaluation and IEP-writing teams to reduce classroom paperwork and improve compliance.
Forest Lake Area Schools' director of special education presented a districtwide overview of special education services at the Feb. 6 board meeting, reporting that the December 1 child count showed roughly 1,124 students — about 17.67% of the district — receive special education services.
The director said the district supports students from birth through age 22 and described the department's staffing and organization, including two regional coordinators who cover early childhood through sixth grade and seventh grade through the district's STEP program. The director said the district employs evaluation teams and dedicated IEP authors at the high school to reduce classroom teachers' paperwork and to improve compliance with timelines and due-process requirements. "Every student with a disability is general education first," the director said, describing the district's emphasis on providing…
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