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Pike Township reports nearly 10% rise in special-education enrollment and staffing strains
Summary
Jennifer Cohen, presenting to the MSD Pike Township School Board on March 26, said special-education enrollment rose to about 1,960 students — almost a 10% increase in one year — and outlined classroom expansions, CPI training and programs to recruit special-ed teachers.
Jennifer Cohen, introduced by the board as the presenter for exceptional learners, told the MSD Pike Township School Board on March 26 that special-education enrollment increased to about 1,960 students this year — roughly a 10% jump from the prior year. She said much of the growth is at the elementary and middle levels and that the district opened two additional life-skills classrooms at College Park Elementary to meet demand.
Cohen described how the district deploys a resource model (teachers or specialists who push into general classrooms or pull students into resource rooms) and credited Orton-Gillingham–based reading instruction with substantial gains: Pike moved from the bottom to fourth place…
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