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Uxbridge reports 69% jump in ESY attendance and growing special-education caseload; district may need four additional staff

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Special-education director reported higher enrollments, a substantial increase in ESY participation and 22 out-of-district placements for which the district is fiscally responsible; staffing analyses could require hiring up to four unbudgeted positions to meet service needs.

Miss Toth, presenting the district’s special-education update, told the committee the district began the 2025–26 school year with about 317 students receiving special-education services and 22 students in out-of-district placements for which the district is currently fiscally responsible.

"We had a 69% increase in ESY attendance in 1 year," Miss Toth said, highlighting that the extended-school-year change was the most substantial fluctuation since 2019. She described several drivers of…

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