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Mountain View Whisman trustees learn of rising special-education needs, forecast more intensive placements
Summary
District special-education staff told trustees on Nov. 18 that autism and intensive-support needs have risen this year, prompting added staff and projections for more moderate and extensive programs next year; trustees asked for follow-up data on site differences and AAC device impacts.
At a Nov. 18 meeting, Mountain View Whisman School District special-education leaders told the Board of Trustees they are seeing an increase in students with more intensive needs and said the district will likely add programs in the coming months to meet demand.
"They're not widgets. They're wonderful children," the district presenter said, stressing that data about enrollment and outcomes must be understood in human terms. The presentation showed that while about 39% of district students are Hispanic/Latino, 56% of students in special education are Hispanic/Latino; the presenter also said roughly 70% of students in special education are boys compared with about 29.7% girls.
District staff flagged several concrete trends: the count of students…
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