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Pewaukee board to close some special‑education and speech open‑enrollment seats for 2026–27
Summary
Following a caseload analysis, Director of Student Services Tony Stranky recommended closing open‑enrollment seats in several cross‑categorical special‑education programs and speech and language services for 2026–27 to preserve service quality; the board approved the closure and separately declared 35 general open‑enrollment seats.
The Pewaukee School District recommended and the board approved closing open‑enrollment seats for several special‑education programs and speech and language services for the 2026–27 application period after administrators said caseloads had reached locally appropriate thresholds.
Tony Stranky, the district’s director of student services, told the board the district uses a weighted caseload model tied to IEP service hours. He said regional comparables place elementary caseloads at about 8–10 students, middle schools at 10–12 and high schools at 12–14. Reviewing current staffing and enrollment, Stranky said several buildings are at or near those thresholds: Pewaukee Lake Elementary's five special‑education teachers cover 38 students (about 7.6 per caseload by the district’s accounting),…
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