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Special‑education director warns of rising needs, recommends more staff as outplacements climb
Summary
Director Ed Clark told the committee the district saw 209 new students move in this summer–fall period, 51 were already on IEPs, the share of students with disabilities rose about 2 percentage points and 70 students are being served out of district; Clark recommended adding special‑education staff and described program expansion and DESE review activity.
Ed Clark, Stoughton’s director of special education, told the school committee the district experienced a ‘‘larger than normal number of students move in’’ over the summer and fall. He said 209 students moved into Stoughton between July 1 and early November and 51 of those students were already receiving special‑education services.
Clark said the district’s share of students on IEPs rose roughly two percentage points since June, moving the district from slightly below the state average to slightly above it. He described the district’s program continuum — preschool GROW classrooms, elementary TLC and RISE classrooms, learning…
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