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Special education coordinator flags scheduling challenges and launches high-school life-skills coffee shop
Summary
Director of Special Education Lori Avart told the board the district faces scheduling and placement challenges for special-education students and announced a new high-school life-skills class that will run a coffee shop for staff.
Lori Avart, Illini Central’s director of special education, reported to the board that scheduling and placement of special-education students remain challenging. She commended special-education teachers and paraprofessionals for adapting to changing student needs and described efforts the district is taking to address placement and scheduling constraints.
Avart also said the high-school life-skills class will operate a coffee shop for staff, a hands-on class providing practical experience. The minutes do not provide enrollment numbers or a start date for the coffee-shop operation; the report was presented as part of the superintendent and coordinator updates.
