Santa Rosa outlines special‑services restructure to reduce costly out‑of‑district placements

Jun 10, 2026

Director Fiser told the board the district will reorganize special services to improve coherence, hire more district staff and reduce expensive non‑public school placements that now total about 140 students. Trustees pressed for details on staffing, timelines and SELPA formation for 2027–28.

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Santa Rosa City Schools is proposing a major reorganization of its Special Services department designed to standardize procedures, build in‑house expertise and reduce reliance on costly out‑of‑district placements, the district’s director of special services told the school board on June 10.

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