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Superintendent urges attention to special education staffing as budget season begins
Summary
The superintendent told the board that special education staffing requires priority attention during upcoming budget planning, citing rising numbers of students with IEPs and the need to keep wages competitive to recruit and retain staff.
The superintendent asked the McCormick County School District board to prioritize special education staffing as the district enters budget season.
She said the district is seeing year-over-year growth in students with individualized education programs and urged the board to ensure sufficient staff and competitive wages for special education personnel. “We have more and more students that come in with IEPs and special needs,” she said, and recommended board members consider those staffing line items as budgets are prepared.
The superintendent noted staffing challenges are a district-wide issue and asked the board to ensure due diligence in budget deliberations so that special education students receive required services. The transcript did not record a formal motion, vote or a specific funding allocation during this meeting.
