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Board hears updates on resiliency, Rose City School and $605K special‑education seed grant allocation
Summary
Director of Student Services Lisa Hughes described growth in the district's Resilience and Rose City programs and early savings; Business Administrator Bob Serpinski reported Norwich's share of the state's two‑year special‑education seed grant is $604,988 with a first payment of $151,247 and cautioned about allowable uses.
The Board of Education received progress reports on Norwich’s resiliency and Rose City programs and on a new state special‑education seed grant during its Nov. 18 meeting.
Dr. Lisa Hughes, director of student services, said the resilience program is gaining enrollments and early indications show reduced out‑of‑district placements. “We are already there in the first few months of school,” Hughes said, describing savings that exceeded initial budget projections and noting the program’s wraparound approach and staffing model were producing…
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