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Urbana SD 116 outlines student services reconfiguration, reports drop in special-education suspension days
Summary
Student services lead Beth Ladd described a department reconfiguration to three administrators, reported staffing changes and recruitment results, and said suspension days for students with IEPs declined substantially this year compared with last year through new supports and a behavioral response continuum.
Beth Ladd presented the Student Services department’s reconfiguration and results for special-education programming, telling the board the change to three administrators has allowed more building-level support and improved monitoring across pre-K through young-adult services. Ladd said those staffing changes were intended to increase face time with administrators and better manage workloads across buildings.
Ladd reviewed placement and Least-Restrictive Environment (LRE) data: 63% of district students receiving special-education…
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