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District reports special-education staffing steady, plans in-house dyslexia and speech services
Summary
District special-education staff told trustees the program is fully staffed with average case loads of nine students, plans to add an on-site school psychologist and pursue an in-house dyslexia specialist certification, and hopes to recruit a full-time on-site speech-language pathologist next year.
District staff updated trustees on the special-education program at the April 13 meeting, reporting full staffing, training initiatives and plans to expand on-site services.
The presenter said the district currently averages nine students per special-education case load across six schools and that staff are fully certified. The update noted structured literacy training (Orton-Gillingham and related programs), implementation of data-driven progress monitoring tools, and de-escalation training for behavior interventions. "We continue to be fully staffed and have average case loads of nine students," the presenter said.
Stacy, the district school psychologist, will pursue a dyslexia specialist certification to provide in-house dyslexia support; the district also plans to recruit a full-time, on-site speech-language pathologist rather than contract out services. Staff described evaluation initiation as possible by either parental request or building intervention teams, and emphasized parent involvement throughout the evaluation and intervention process.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about exits from special education and staff explained that exits follow documented progress and specific evaluation data. The board did not take action on the update; staff identified recruiting and certification as near-term priorities.
