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Board hears special education budget pressures: out‑of‑district placements and contracted services drive costs
Summary
Special services staff told the board out‑of‑district placements, transportation and contracted services account for the largest shares of special education spending; the district has added psychologists and is using a mix of contracted and in‑house staff to manage costs.
Special services staff told the Bedford School Board on Nov. 17 that rising out‑of‑district placements and associated transportation are the largest drivers of special education expenses in the draft FY26 budget.
Director Melissa Gray and colleagues presented a new pie-chart analysis showing out‑of‑district placements account for about 41% of special services costs (staff cited this slice as roughly $2.7 million) with transportation about 23.7% (approximately $1.5 million). They said that, as of the presentation, the out‑of‑district estimate covers approximately 27…
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