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Special education update: co-teaching refresh, facilitated IEPs and parent partnership meeting set for Oct. 15

Board of Education, School District No. 95, Cook County, Illinois ยท October 9, 2025
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Summary

Dean Pappas reported a co-teaching refresh in both buildings, rollout of facilitated IEPs to improve parent meetings, an upcoming Special Education Parent Partnership meeting on Oct. 15, and ELL screening completion.

Dean Pappas briefed the board on Special Education initiatives, reporting that a co-teaching refresh has begun in both buildings with monthly collaborative book-study meetings, administrative walk-throughs and coaching support through West 40. He said facilitated IEPs "show promise for more engaging, collaborative and conversational meetings with parents" and announced a Special Education Parent Partnership meeting on Oct. 15 at S.E. Gross to explain the new facilitated IEP model.

Pappas also noted early-childhood programming highlights: a successful Parent Participation day, addition of music therapy by a licensed music therapist, and a sensory swing expected for delivery in early winter. He reported that ELL fall screening is complete and that ELL services (push-in, co-teaching and pull-out intervention) are underway.