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Urbana SD 116 hears special‑education staffing update; district adds diagnosticians and reassigns coordinator role
Summary
Urbana SD 116’s student services director told the board the district is 14% short of certified teachers, has hired two educational diagnosticians to support evaluations, and reallocated an existing position to create a special‑education coordinator while continuing to contract for speech‑language services.
Beth Ladd, the district’s executive director of student services, told the board at a study session that Urbana SD 116 is still working to fill staff vacancies in special education and has taken several steps to bolster evaluation and classroom supports. “We are 14% unfilled for our teachers,” Ladd said, noting many open roles are currently covered by substitutes and long‑term substitutes recruited and supported by HR.
Ladd described two new educational‑diagnostician hires — one internal and one from another district — who will support evaluations, behavioral observations and team problem‑solving alongside school psychologists. “We have hired 2 very highly qualified,…
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