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Worcester County Board Approves 2025 Special-education Staffing Plan as Enrollment Rises
Summary
The Board approved the 2025–26 special education staffing plan after a presentation detailing growing caseloads and inclusion gains; the district projects up to 848 students with active IEPs and reported 8,699 weekly special-education service hours last year.
The Worcester County Board of Education on Aug. 19 approved the district’s 2025–26 special education staffing plan following a detailed presentation by special education director Wendy Phillips.
Phillips told the board the staffing plan is developed annually beginning with the October child count and ongoing meetings with principals and service providers to match staffing to student needs. “We start in October with child Count,” Phillips said,…
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