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West Lafayette outlines special-education staffing, Purdue and ISB partnerships

West Lafayette School Board of Trustees · April 14, 2026
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Summary

At the April 13 board meeting, special education staff reported the district serves roughly 249 students with IEPs, described new hires and a Student and Family Services role, and said partnerships with Purdue and the Indiana School for the Blind will continue after GLASS dissolves.

Mrs. Qualio provided a detailed update on the district's special education services and staffing.

"Currently, we have 249 students in our corporation who have an IEP," she said, and added the district also serves about 189 students under 504 plans and roughly 230 students through MTSS supports. Qualio described the staffing mix across buildings (resource'room teachers, paraprofessionals, RBTs) and named current speech'language pathologists and a new school psychologist, noting efforts to…

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