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North Penn presents special‑education update: staffing, new classrooms and PaTTAN partnership

North Penn School District — ECI (Education, Curriculum & Instruction) Committee · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Special‑education directors reported 1,514 elementary and 1,150 secondary students receiving services, recent openings of specialized classrooms, new staffing/PD for paraprofessionals and RBTs, and a two‑year PaTTAN partnership focused on elementary emotional‑support programs.

Dr. Allison Kuchler and Dr. Melissa Bolden presented a year‑to‑date special‑education update to the ECI committee on Jan. 13, detailing student counts, staffing, program changes and professional development across the district.

Key figures presented: as of the Dec. 1 report to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1,514 elementary students receive special education services supported by 95 special‑education teachers and 155 paraprofessionals/RBTs; the district has 22 elementary specialized classrooms and added three new elementary specialized rooms this…

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