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Raymond #14 reviews special-education year, showcases assistive tech, accepts retirement and approves special-ed hire
Summary
The board heard a year-end special-education report covering 65 students across categories and related staffing; the speech pathologist demonstrated low- and high-tech augmentative communication tools; the board accepted Jamie Wolf’s retirement and approved Amy Sadler as a special-education hire.
Raymond #14 School District trustees heard a year-end review of special-education services, a demonstration of augmentative and alternative communication tools, and approved personnel changes on June 15.
Miss Wagner presented an administrative overview of special education, reporting that the district serves 65 students across needs including autism, emotional and behavioral disabilities, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, speech/language impairments and visual impairments. She described three categorical case managers covering K4–8 and several related-service providers shared across the district consortium.
In a showcase preceding that report, Miss Peters, the district’s speech-language pathologist, demonstrated communication boards and tablet-based speech-generating apps, describing instructional strategies that emphasize core vocabulary and functional use in both one-on-one and small-group settings. Peters said she works primarily with students whose needs range from kindergarten through eighth grade and that she currently has about 34 students on her caseload. She stressed using low-tech boards when appropriate, and dedicated speech-generating devices where insurance coverage and device durability are factors.
Personnel actions: The board accepted the retirement of Jamie Wolf, a longtime staff member with 29 years of service, and immediately approved the hiring of Amy Sadler as a special-education teacher. Sadler was described to the board as a candidate with seven years’ experience and an autism specialty certificate; the motion to hire carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: The special-education update and assistive-technology demonstration underline service delivery and inclusion priorities for the district as it finalizes staffing and budgets for 2026–27. The hire and retirement will affect caseload distribution and staffing planning for the coming year.
Next steps: Administration will continue co-planning practices between special-education and classroom teachers, fill remaining vacancies, and adjust budget projections for special-education open-enrollment counts.
