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Community presses board on BEAR program relocation; superintendent says lease exists but board approval required, funding from IDEA Part B

Bedford City Board of Education · October 17, 2025
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Residents asked whether the BEAR special-education program would be moved off-site and whether a lease had already been signed; Superintendent Dr. Johnson said a lease exists but that no move will occur without board approval and that IDEA Part B federal funds would pay for the program.

Multiple public speakers asked the board about plans to relocate the district—EAR program for students with autism, whether a lease had been signed for off-site space, whether students would be included in upcoming new school buildings, and where program funding would come from.

A member of the public asked directly whether the board had signed a lease for space in a strip-mall location and whether the BEAR program would be moved there. Dr. Johnson replied that there had been discussions and that a lease document…

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