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Are positions that support students with disabilities and IEPs being cut?

What We Know

Some of the 16 education technician positions being cut include staff who work directly with students with IEPs and 504 plans. This includes a percussion education technician who supports students needing extra help in music — a position that community members fought to save last year, then saw added back to the cut list. The district has not released a full list of which specific support services will be affected.

Sources

  • School Board Meetings School Board Budget Workshop I — March 2, 2026

    The March 2 workshop listed cuts to education technician positions, including staff who support students with IEPs and 504 plans.

  • FY27 Budget Documents FY27 Budget Workshop I Slides - March 2, 2026

    The slides showed proposed cuts to support staff positions across multiple school buildings.

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Teacher High School Teacher Community Equity-Focused Community Member Student High School Student Student Middle School Student Staff Cross-Building Staff Advocate

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