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Special Education Consortium outlines continuum of services for participating districts
Summary
Megan Colligan, Special Education Director, presented the consortium's range of programs — including ASD, EI, early childhood and adult transition — and described the layered supports it provides to five participating districts.
Megan Colligan, identified in the meeting as Special Education Director, presented on behalf of the Special Education Consortium and described the cooperative arrangement that serves five participating districts. She said the consortium provides a continuum of special education programs, naming services for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cognitively impaired (CI) services, early intervention (EI), early childhood programs and adult transition offerings.
"[The consortium] provides a continuum of services with special education programs (ASD, CI, EI, Early Childhood, Adult Transition)," Colligan said, summarizing the program areas. She outlined that the consortium’s role is to offer multiple layers of support to each district so that services can be coordinated across buildings and student age ranges. Colligan's presentation focused on program purpose and the supports available to member districts.
Board members heard the presentation as part of the work session's informational agenda; there were no formal actions recorded tied to the consortium presentation during this meeting. The board will consider any follow-up items at a future regular meeting if staff recommend changes to district participation or services.
