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Lee County to add two behavior support classes and expand special education transition work
Summary
The district’s Senior Director of Special Education reported plans to add two behavior-focused Student Enrichment Academic Support classes, increased transition meetings, and heavier use of psychological reviews to support students with disabilities, who make up about 11% of the district population.
Martin Gore, Senior Director of Special Education, briefed the Lee County Board of Education on March 10 about program and compliance work in special education and next steps for the 2025–26 school year.
Gore said the department will add two behavior classes—one at Lee County Primary and one at Lee County Elementary—called Student Enrichment Academic Support (S‑EAS) classes to provide academic and behavioral support in a more structured setting. "This class will focus both on academics and behaviors," Gore said, adding that the move is intended to support students in the least restrictive environment while providing additional program options.
Gore also reported that the team completed 153 secondary transition meetings with 124 parents in attendance and had completed 166 psychological reviews so far this year, which he said will inform placement and service decisions. He said approximately 11% of the district’s student population receives special education services (district estimates presented during the meeting were roughly 600 students of about 6,000 total; staff presented the percentage as approximately 11%).
Why it matters: The additions are intended to provide targeted supports for students with behavior and adaptive‑skills needs while keeping students in regular education settings when appropriate. The district said it will continue to monitor compliance with state and local guidelines as it expands services.
Next steps: The department will continue transition meetings, schedule training opportunities (including modeling of Wilson Reading practices by local teachers observed by external reviewers) and implement the new classes when school schedules and staffing permit.
