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Special‑education profile: Bedford reports 88.1% IEP graduation rate and reduced alternative testing
Summary
Director Maryanne Armstrong told the board Bedford City Schools serves nearly 24% of students with IEPs or 504 plans, reported an 88.1% five‑year graduation rate for students with IEPs and said district interventions reduced the share of students on alternate assessments. The district described targeted work on disproportionality and new programs (PAW, BEAR).
Maryanne Armstrong, who presented the district’s special‑education profile, told the board Bedford City Schools is serving nearly 24% of students with an IEP or 504 plan and is tracking 17 state performance indicators used to measure compliance and outcomes.
"This is basically our special ed report card," Armstrong said, summarizing areas such as graduation and dropout rates, timely evaluations, preschool…
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