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Director of People Services seeks two part-time paraprofessionals to meet special-education needs
Summary
The Director of People Services proposed adding two part-time paraprofessionals at Little Prairie to maintain service levels after student transfers; the director said the district started the year with 11 initial special-education referrals and noted 20 students with disabilities left while 20 arrived over the summer.
The Director of People Services reported staffing proposals to maintain special-education supports, asking the board to approve two additional part-time paraprofessional positions at Little Prairie to replace staff moved to Prairie View and to maintain services required by students' IEPs.
The director said the district has been assessing practices and interventions before assigning adult support and described collaboration with the special education coordinator to ensure supports are used appropriately. "We are looking to add 2 additional part time paraprofessionals at Little Prairie," the director said, and noted the district had "20 students with disabilities transfer out over this summer, but we also got 20 students move in already," so overall counts did not change but service needs did. The director also said the district is already processing 11 initial referrals before the first day of school.
Board members asked for clarification about elopement and the referral process; the director defined elopement as a student leaving a designated area and confirmed that initial referrals could result in new IEPs.
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