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Wachusett special-education director reports DESE finding upgraded to “meets requirements,” outlines staffing and inclusion plans
Summary
Director DeAngelis told the Wachusett Regional School Committee the district added staff, realigned special-education service delivery, expanded co-teaching and unified courses, and moved from DESE’s "needs intervention" status to "meets requirements," while noting two partially implemented compliance areas.
Director of Special Education DeAngelis told the Wachusett Regional School Committee that the district has made measurable progress in special-education services, including staffing increases, caseload realignment and expanded inclusive programming.
DeAngelis said the district added about 17 professional special-education positions, aligned service providers to specific schools and days to reduce travel-related time loss, and created service-delivery reports (developed with Mr Scar, the district’s director of technology) to better track who receives what services. She said the district also worked to bring some out-of-district students back into Wachusett programs when appropriate and with parental support.
DeAngelis described program changes including expanded co-teaching (26 co-taught…
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