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Special-education and intervention teams report growing caseloads, new supports

Auburndale School District Board of Education · April 15, 2026
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Summary

Special-education staff told the board they are serving 44 students (pre-K through 5), have seen a spike in referrals and highlighted new in-person speech services, a behavior analyst hire and therapy-dog reading supports as improving outcomes.

Special-education staff updated the Auburndale School Board on April 1 about rising caseloads, in-person services and classroom-level supports intended to improve student outcomes.

Laura Leen opened the presentation: "So altogether we're serving 44 students right now prek through fifth grade," and described a busy season of IEP meetings and nine initial evaluations in the past month. Colleagues Jenna Walsh and Clara Allen said…

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