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District details rising special-education caseloads, ELD monitoring and feeding program status
Summary
Staff reported special-education enrollment rising to roughly 21% of students, provided classroom caseload averages and described ELD caseloads, monitoring, ELPA performance and the district's community eligibility meal program.
District staff detailed special-education caseloads and federal-program monitoring, warning that some service areas are starting next year with higher numbers.
A presenter said special-education enrollment rose from about 17% in December to roughly 21% this month, and staff enumerated classroom counts and resource-room configurations by building. "At that point, we were at 17 percent of our students are enrollment receiving special education services," the presenter said, and later reported the figure is now near 21%.
Staff provided average caseloads for resource rooms (examples cited: 21 at one elementary site, 20 at another, middle school averages of 25 and high school averages of 28) and described consortium classrooms shared with Warrenton that reduce single-district costs.
On English-language development, staff said Lewis & Clark Elementary has the largest active ELD caseload (about 40 students) and reviewed ELPA (English Language Proficiency Assessment) sub-scores, noting receptive skills (reading, listening) typically rise before productive skills (writing, speaking).
Staff also reminded the board that the district moved to the Community Eligibility Provision on Jan. 2, 2024, ensuring all students receive free breakfast and lunch; the program currently requires a transfer from the general fund and is being watched for any federal changes that could affect funding.
Board members pressed staff for more-precise courtesy-enrollment figures and for clarification on how courtesy students with special needs factor into ADM and budget planning. Staff said courtesy enrollments can be revoked only for attendance or behavior reasons, not for disability.
