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Lake Ripley principal urges new special education teacher to meet student needs
Summary
Lake Ripley Principal Chris Olson told the board Nov. 12 that the special education program has both celebrations and challenges and recommended hiring an additional Special Education teacher; the board later approved posting a 1.0 FTE position for the role.
Lake Ripley Principal Chris Olson presented a Special Education update at the Nov. 12 Litchfield board meeting, describing program strengths and current challenges and recommending the hire of another Special Education teacher to meet student needs. Olson's presentation led to a formal personnel action later in the meeting to post a 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher at Lake Ripley Elementary.
The minutes record the recommendation and the board's subsequent approval to post the position; the posting motion carried 6-0. No specific caseload numbers or funding source for the new position were recorded in the minutes, and the board did not specify an exact hire date in the meeting record.
