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Special education director reports rising high‑needs caseload, outlines safety and compliance priorities
Summary
Kathleen Johnson, the district’s special education director, told the board that cyclical ODE monitoring, growing autism enrollments and student behavior needs are driving plans for training, resource fairs and staffing; she reported the autism program grew from 12 to 26 students.
Kathleen Johnson, Cascade SD 5’s director of special education, told the board at the Oct. 13 work session that the district faces a growing high‑needs caseload and is focusing on compliance, family supports and staff safety training.
Johnson said the district is in cyclical monitoring by the Oregon Department of Education and recounted a previous monitoring round in which the district submitted 40 files and the team ultimately had zero compliance errors after contesting one finding. “Compliance is a big part of my job,” Johnson said, describing ongoing efforts to…
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