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Bend-LaPine board hears $20 million integrated-programs review amid special-education staffing strain
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Lisa Burke and student-services leaders briefed the Bend-LaPine School Board on how about $20 million in integrated-program funds were spent on CTE, Wayfinder SEL, newcomer supports and that the district faces acute special-education staffing shortages after an increase in IEPs and 504 plans.
Deputy Superintendent Dr. Lisa Burke told the Bend-LaPine School Board at its November meeting that the district’s integrated programs — a group of grant-funded streams including the Student Investment Account, high-school success funds and early-literacy dollars — total roughly $20,000,000 and are focused on career and technical education, standards-based grading supports and social‑emotional learning.
“The fact is we haven’t done new and exciting big different spending,” Burke said, describing the dollars as being redirected toward long-standing priorities including CTE development and substitute time for teacher collaboration. She flagged one recent use: “We spent…
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