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Sioux Falls board hears special-education child-count surge, plans larger transition campus
Summary
The district reported an all-time high special-education child count of 4,437 students in 2025, outlined growth in speech-language disorders and autism, and previewed a mid‑July opening of expanded transition space for 18–21 students at the community campus.
Miss Kennedy, the district’s special-education presenter, told the board the district’s December 1 child count reached an all-time high of 4,437 students in 2025, an increase of 204 from the prior year. She said the largest growth areas were speech-language disorders, autism, developmental delay and multiple disabilities.
“We have over 1,000 students with a specific learning disability,” Miss Kennedy said, noting that the district serves students ages 3 through 21 and that…
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