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District reports 149 students qualify for McKinney-Vento services; SPED positions remain unfilled
Summary
MTSS Director Kristi Krieg told the board the district currently has 149 students who qualify for McKinney-Vento services and detailed challenges filling SLP and school psychologist positions; she credited administrative collaboration and support staff for alleviating paperwork burden.
Kristi Krieg, the district's MTSS Director, reported on special-education enrollment and staffing challenges. Krieg said the district has "149 students who qualify for McKinney-Vento services" and that filling SLP and school psychologist vacancies requires significant collaboration among administrators. She noted that Sarah Prock, the McKinney-Vento liaison and SPED case management support secretary, has helped relieve high-school-level IEP paperwork.
Krieg described ongoing grant work and certification efforts to support SPED services and said monthly meetings with law enforcement have improved working relationships related to student support. The board heard that recruitment remains a priority to fill the remaining specialist positions.
