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Director reports DESE monitoring: Longmeadow special-education services met 39 of 40 standards
Summary
Nicole Pierce Crowe told the committee the district met 39 of 40 DESE monitoring standards, described service expansions (preschool full day, SEL programs, transition planning) and outlined partnerships and training to strengthen services and compliance.
Nicole Pierce Crowe, Longmeadow’s director of special education, presented the department’s annual update to the school committee on April 28, reporting that the district met 39 of 40 standards in a recent DESE integrated monitoring review and that administration has made procedural changes to meet a revised DESE timeline for initial eligibility and IEP completion.
The nut graf: Crowe described expanded preschool offerings (adding a full-day section at Wolf Swamp School), comprehensive related services (occupational, physical, speech and BCBA supports), six…
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