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Levy County School Board hears disability-awareness update: about 20% of students on IEPs, expanded work-based learning
Summary
At a regular meeting, district staff presented special-education data and program updates including IEP prevalence, new inclusive scheduling pilots, paraprofessional training, and a weekly work‑based learning program that places 18 students at local employers.
At its meeting, the Levy County School Board received an update on disability awareness and exceptional student education from Marcy Young, who said the district’s most recent counts show “we're right at about 20 percent of our kids have IEPs.”
The presentation summarized primary exceptionality categories, program compliance and local initiatives. Marcy Young said specific learning disabilities constitute the largest category, autism spectrum disorder represents nearly 10 percent of students with IEPs, and the district currently lists only two students with…
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