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Redwood City reports progress implementing special‑education study; director cites expanded services and staffing changes
Summary
Director Maeve Mulholland told the board the district has about 1,500 students with IEPs (roughly 20%), has created a continuously updated special‑education manual, added board‑certified behavior analysts, and is shifting some contracted services in-house while developing transportation and mental‑health supports.
Maeve Mulholland, the district’s director of special education services, gave the board a year‑one implementation update on May 28, describing a multi‑year effort to turn the special‑education study’s recommendations into ongoing systems.
“We have about 1,500 students with IEPs — that's coming in around 20 percent,” Mulholland said, adding that the district has developed a continuously updated special‑education manual and an education‑specialist handbook to standardize practice and support new staff.
Mulholland highlighted four broad headings of work: organizational structure and…
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