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Board briefed on surge in special-education enrollments; administration seeks short-term hires to avoid out-of-district tuition
Summary
District special-education staff reported a midyear spike in students needing specialized placements and full primary support classrooms; administrators asked the board to authorize a part-time paraprofessional hire and consider a teacher-on-special-assignment to stabilize services.
Special-education leaders told the Eastern York School Board they are facing an unanticipated midyear influx of students with intensive needs that has filled primary support classrooms and created waitlists for autistic-support placements.
"Last year we ended with 470 students; as of Jan. 8 we had 507," said a member of the special-education team. Staff reported 34 special-education move-ins year-to-date and an unusually high number of students requiring…
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