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Parents and staff press Isle of Wight board on special-education staffing; division details specialized programs
Summary
Parents described staffing shortfalls in self-contained special-education classrooms and urged the board to add paraprofessionals; special-education staff presented program structure, curricula and a plan that cites staff recruitment and retention as the main barrier.
Parents and special-education staff told the Isle of Wight County School Board on March 12 that current staffing in self-contained special-education classrooms is inadequate for the complexity of students’ needs, and they urged the board to prioritize additional instructional assistants and targeted supports in the FY2027 budget.
Parent Sarah Katowinski described her 7-year-old son with Level 3 nonverbal autism and said the district’s staffing model often leaves a single adult supervising up to eight students during critical needs such as toileting and crisis…
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