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Autism‑education group asks for $300,000 per year to expand training for general‑education teachers
Summary
Success for Autism asked the committee to appropriate $300,000 annually to expand a teacher‑training fellowship (the SUCCESS approach) designed to equip general‑education staff to support students with neurodevelopmental disabilities; pilot sites and family testimony described rapid student progress and improved staff retention.
Dr. Lynette Scatis Wotilla, president of Success for Autism, requested a $300,000 per fiscal year amendment to the Department of Higher Education budget to expand a fellowship that trains general‑education teachers in the SUCCESS neurodevelopmental approach.
Dr. Wotilla said the approach combines…
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