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Board approves additional special‑education staff to address rising caseloads

STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-II School District Board of Education · February 18, 2026
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Summary

The board approved three additional special-education teacher positions and three special-education professionals for the 2026–27 school year after administrators described growing caseloads and the need for co‑teaching support at elementary and high-school levels.

District administrators told the board the special-education caseload is increasing and recommended adding staff to provide co-taught classes and reduce teacher case loads. The board approved the requested positions.

The superintendent and administrators described a district review showing larger caseloads and significant behavioral needs among some students; staff presented a color-coded spreadsheet used to identify where…

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