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Auburn Public Schools to bring preschool special-education services in-house under CDS transition
Summary
Director of Student Services Laura Shaw told the Auburn School Committee the district is implementing the state's CDS cohort 2 transition, reporting roughly 36 preschoolers with IEPs, expanded staff funded partly by the Department of Education, and plans to build capacity to reduce out-of-district placements over time.
Laura Shaw, Auburn Public Schools— director of student services, told the school committee on Oct. 1 that the district is implementing the state—s CDS transition cohort 2 to take responsibility for special-education services for 3- to 5-year-olds. "This is a CDS, transition cohort 2 update," Shaw said, explaining the change shifts responsibility and funding flows to the district.
Shaw reported the district currently serves about 36 children with individualized education programs — 26 who are 4 and 10 who are 3 — and identified 28 children in the child-find process. She said the Auburn School Department employs about 4.5 staff dedicated to early childhood special education, has more than 11 contracts with external providers (psychologists, occupational and physical…
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