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Astoria SD 1 board studies virtual charter proposal as staff flags special-education and budget trade-offs
Summary
Staff asked the board whether to proceed with a virtual charter academy, estimating 350–400 students and additional special-education FTE needs; the board debated how to budget for uncertain enrollment and potential impacts on existing programs and staffing.
A study-session presentation at the Astoria SD 1 school board meeting focused on a proposed virtual charter academy and its likely impact on special-education staffing and the district budget.
A staff member told the board that interviews with partners and preliminary modeling point to an initial enrollment estimate of roughly 350–400 students for a virtual charter academy and that the district would need additional FTEs for speech, school psychology, occupational therapy and evaluations. “These would be the additional FTE we would need for speech, school psych and occupational therapy as well as evaluations to be done,” the staff…
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