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Quincy School District reports 454 students in special education; LRE rate reaches 88.4%
Summary
District special education staff told the board the program serves 454 students, exceeded an LRE goal with 88.4% of students in the least restrictive environment, and outlined changes ahead including a statewide move away from the discrepancy model toward growth-based measures and new transition/18–22 initiatives.
Quincy School District officials told the board at a regular meeting that 454 students are currently served in the district’s special education program and that 88.4% of students are now placed in LRE 1, the district’s metric for time spent in the least restrictive environment.
The report, delivered by the district’s special education staff (Speaker 6) with classroom and program details from Lisa Martinez (Speaker 7), outlined staffing levels, service models and an impending statewide assessment policy change that will replace the discrepancy model with student growth and patterns-of-strength measures in the 2028–29 school year.
District staff said the program’s scale requires a mix of certificated staff (21) and 48 classified staff plus contracted specialists such as speech-language pathologists, teachers for vision and hearing impairments, occupational and physical therapists, a nurse for…
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