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Special-education director: district now serves 2,904 students, flags staffing and recruitment challenges
Summary
Hardin County's special-education department reported 2,904 students receiving services (an increase of 61), a $3.7 million IDEA budget, a $30,000 WHAS grant, and shortages in specialized staff including posted vacancies for teachers of students with visual impairments and a need for more school psychologists.
A special-education department representative (not named in the record) delivered a detailed departmental update to the Hardin County Board of Education, reporting growth in caseloads, budget figures and staffing challenges.
The representative said the district's most recent child count identified 2,904 students receiving special-education services — an increase of 61 from the previous year — and described shifts in the largest growth areas as autism and "other health impairment," which the presenter said includes conditions such as ADHD, anxiety and epilepsy. "Our last child count... we have…
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