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Board hears report on special education hiring, full-time psychologist and staff Ukeru training
Summary
Director of Special Education Lori Avart told the board the district is searching for special education candidates, highlighted benefits of an in-house full-time psychologist and described recent Ukeru de-escalation training for staff.
Director of Special Education Lori Avart told the board the district is actively recruiting special education candidates and emphasized advantages of having a full-time in-house psychologist to support students.
Avart also highlighted Ukeru training provided for staff; Ukeru is a trauma-informed behavioral intervention approach used to reduce need for physical interventions. No personnel appointments were named in the public minutes; the board moved to closed session later in the meeting under the Personnel exception to discuss personnel matters.
The public minutes note the district’s intent to strengthen special-education staffing and training, with administrative follow-up on recruitment.
