Special Education Report

February 27, 2024


To:  RSU #74 Board of Directors


From:  Grace Cram, Special Education Director


Re:  Board Report for March 2024



This has been another busy month in Special Education. There are 134 students in the district that have an IEP.   In addition to all of the teaching the special education department does on a daily basis, we held 26 meetings this month and processed the paperwork from these meetings.  We have 12 students in the process of being re-evaluated (On a three year cycle, every special education student needs to be re-evaluated to make sure they are still eligible for special education services).  In addition we are currently working on 9 referrals.  


The special education department currently provides speech and language services to 35 students throughout the district.  Speech services this year are provided by Waldo County General Hospital which is a branch of Maine Health, these services are provided through Tele-Therapy.  Twenty four students currently receive Occupational Therapy Services,  Gallant Therapy Services based out of Oakland provides in-person services and 52 students receive Social work services.  This is just a brief synopsis of what we are providing to the students of the district.  Many students receive multiple services.


We continue to be short staffed in the district but have recently moved a few staff members around to better suit the needs of the students.  We will continue to stay vigilant in searching for Educational  Technician support.