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Goochland schools report rise in special-education enrollment; officials warn of added costs
Summary
School leaders told supervisors that special-education enrollment has increased and that the intensity of some students' needs can cause substantial, hard-to-predict fiscal impacts. Officials described the child-study process and said they will calculate more precise costs for the board.
School officials told Goochland County supervisors that special-education enrollment has risen recently and that the range of student needs creates fiscal uncertainty for the FY27 budget.
Dr. Armstrong said the division has seen a steady increase in enrollment over the past two years, and that of 47 recent new enrollees, roughly half were students receiving special-education services. He said the division's staff have launched a housing-yield and enrollment study and would report more refined…
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