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Ross Local director outlines rising special-education caseloads, programs and funding
Summary
Director of Special Services Becky Morgan told the Ross Local Schools board that special-education enrollment has steadily increased while total district enrollment has fallen, described curriculum and assessment tools (Unique Learning Systems, reading interventions, progress monitoring) and detailed federal and state funding streams, including an IDEA Part B allocation of about $592,000.
Becky Morgan, Ross Local Schools' director of special services, told the school board the district is midway through its second year of a one‑plan focused on boosting outcomes for students with disabilities and aims "to increase their growth index on the state report card in both English language arts and math by 2027."
Morgan outlined curriculum and interventions the district uses for students with identified disabilities, including the Full‑K–12 Unique Learning Systems (ULS) curriculum, Inspire phonics for early grades, Start Up Build Up Spiral Up for struggling readers in grades K–5 and the Rewards program piloted for grades 6–12. She said the district has adopted common diagnostic tools and progress‑monitoring software (beta reading inventory and easyCBM) so intervention specialists can track student…
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