Special education staff agreements aim to resolve access issues for students and families.

Minnesota bill expands funding eligibility for special education separate sites and programs

Presenters outline strategies to strengthen special education programs for upcoming school year.

District plans to allocate reserve funds for IEP services, out-of-district placements, and specialists

MEPRI told the committee that special-education costs are the most stressed part of EPS, criticized the expenditure-driven "step 6" adjustment as inequitable and growing (MEPRI estimated roughly $40 million of growth in that adjustment), and recommended pursuing regional service models and limiting or freezing step-6 growth while preparing a follow-up regionalization report.

District budgets $642,000 primarily for new IEP coordinator and salary reclassifications.

School officials discuss MaineCare billing and staffing challenges during special education discussion.

District seeks one special education teacher and four educational technicians for student services.

District secures meetings with providers to enhance special education services locally.

RSU 10 administrators outline processes for providing services to students with special needs.

Board discusses the need to restore funding for special education and social worker positions.

Board addresses rising special education costs and staffing shortages impacting programming.

Board addresses long-term impacts of staffing cuts and special education service quality.

Director of special education Rebecca Drysdale told the SAD 52 board that the district is implementing state-funded special-education services for 3- and 4-year-olds, has identified 19 students with IEPs and 10 in referral, and is launching an inclusion framework in two model schools.

After a presentation from the district's director of special services, the RSU 22 board voted unanimously to join the Maine Department of Education cohort 3 next school year to take on responsibility for special-education child-find and services for 4-year-olds, with 3-year-olds phased in the following year.

Administrative team urges retention of current special education structure to support student needs.

Advocates stress protecting special education funding amid discussions on extracurricular budget reductions.

Board members recommend reallocating funds for out of district tuitions amid dual role debate.

RSU 22 eliminates a reading teacher while adding an IEP coordinator and four educational technicians.

RSU 22 reviews hiring plans for special education coordinators and funding through agreements.