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Board adopts SELPA local plan, approves $279 million special-education budget
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education adopted the SELPA local plan and a proposed special-education budget that increases district general-fund support and prioritizes hiring school-based special-education staff while reducing reliance on contractors.
The Board of Education adopted the SELPA local plan and the accompanying special-education budget after a public hearing and presentations from the district's SELPA director and CAC representatives. The adopted plan funds site-based special-education staffing and expands recruitment for roles including school psychologists, speech-and-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and paraeducators.
SELPA director Regina Piper told the board the proposed budget reflects a larger, more realistic accounting of special-education needs than prior projections and…
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