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Farmington proposes extra supervisors, therapists and nurses in preliminary special-education budget
Summary
The Farmington Board of Education heard a preliminary special‑services budget Feb. 28 that would add a secondary special‑services supervisor, an additional care‑team member, OT and nursing capacity and other targeted hires offset by reduced consultant spending; state seed-grant funds of about $30,000 will support curriculum work.
Farmington Director of Student Services Wendy Shepherd Banish outlined a preliminary special‑education budget that would add supervisory and clinical capacity and shift work from outside consultants into in‑district staff.
Banish, who opened her presentation by saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," told the board that Farmington’s special‑education prevalence has been relatively flat around 12–13 percent while the state rate has risen. She said the district served about 528 special‑education students in 2025 and 556 this year and that the mix of needs now includes more autism, speech/language and medically complex students.
Why it matters: Administrators said those changes drive higher costs and a greater need for supervision and…
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