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Special education update: RTC opening delayed; new Life Skills classroom to open at A.C. Houghton
Summary
Special education coordinator Marissa Turner reported the Residential Treatment Center opening in Boardman has been delayed so the related teaching position will not be filled now, and that A.C. Houghton Elementary will open a Life Skills classroom for grades K–6 following ODE notification.
Special education coordinator Marissa Turner informed the board that the planned Residential Treatment Center (RTC) opening in Boardman has been delayed; as a result, the teaching position associated with that placement will not be filled at this time. Turner also reported that A.C. Houghton Elementary will begin a new Life Skills classroom to serve students in grades K–6, and that this grade-level update will be submitted to ODE as required.
The item was presented as an operational update; no board action was recorded on Aug. 11, 2025, but the staffing and classroom changes were noted for administrative follow-up and ODE notification.
