Special Education Report

August 26, 2025

To:  RSU #74 Board of Directors

From:  Tammy Wyman,  Special Education Director

Re:  Board Report for September 2026

Welcome Back!  I would like to start with thanking everyone for the support you have given the Special Education Department including the students over the previous year.  We have welcomed a new teacher and four new educational technicians to our RSU#74 staff this year.  These positions are a mixture of filling positions and increasing educational technician positions to meet student needs.  Our new employees have excellent qualifications and are excited to join our school district.

We currently have 138 students identified as requiring Special Education and six students that are in the referral process.  We continue to contract with Waldo County Hospital to provide Speech and Language Services using telehealth and Gallant Therapy Services to provide Occupational Therapy Services in our schools to meet our related services needs on IEPs.  We do not have the need for Physical Therapy Services at this time.  

We have received our state audit and achieved tier II. Overall our paperwork was very compliant.  We will complete our corrective action plan and be reviewed again in four school years. The resolution of the audit will cover the next school year, involve participation in a half day state provided training and submitting IEP’s throughout the year that demonstrates our compliance.

We continue to work towards establishing Maine Care Billing.  Jordan Enos and I are taking steps daily to put all of the necessary components in place.  

Here’s to a great year! 

Respectfully Submitted,

Tammy Wyman