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Port Jervis reports rising special-education graduation rates and increased Medicaid reimbursements after consent drives
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Tanya Duryea told the board the district has improved its special-education graduation rate to nearly 80% and dramatically increased Medicaid reimbursements after addressing missing parental consents; the district plans consultant-teacher services and expanded work-based learning for students with disabilities.
The Port Jervis City School District’s assistant superintendent for pupil personnel services reported to the board that the district has made measurable gains in special education outcomes and in recovering Medicaid reimbursements for related services.
Tanya Duryea said the district’s special education graduation rate has climbed from the low-50s percent range a few years ago to nearly 80 percent today as a result of strategic programming and intensive staff supports. The department is expanding the continuum of services with new resource rooms at the middle and high school levels and is preparing to pilot consultant-teacher services to further support students in-district.
Duryea also described a substantial increase in Medicaid billing after the district addressed a backlog of missing parental initial-consent forms. She told the…
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