District reports progress on special‑education compliance; compensatory speech services scheduled

District special-education staff told the board they have been actively recruiting to fill vacancies, have completed multiple interviews and expect all outstanding individualized education programs (IEPs) to be updated by the end of the week.

The presenter said the district identified compliance shortfalls in speech services tied to a former provider and has contracted two additional speech‑language pathologists (SLPs) and speech‑language pathology assistants (SLPAs) to provide make‑up services. He stated there are about 15 hours per week of compensatory service minutes that need to be made up for students affected by the shortfall and that some students had already begun to receive services, with all make‑up services scheduled to start no later than the coming Monday. Board members praised the work to bring special‑education services back into compliance and thanked staff for focusing on the district’s most vulnerable students.

The district also reported ongoing trainings for administrators on Section 504 and renewal processes and described regular SST (student support team) refresher trainings for site administrators to identify and intervene for struggling students.