Responsive to this request, staff indicates the Board Requested FY23 Operating Budget included three priority areas with increased staffing for special education:
- Maintaining and Meeting the Needs for Existing Service levels - 151.0 positions
- Blueprint Expansion of PreK Services - 70.2 positions
- Expansion of the Digital Education Center - 26.0 position
- Total new Special Education Positions = 247.2 (please note, 221.2 does not include DEC positions)
Pages references for details to support these numbers and the position types as found in this document https://www.hcpss.org/f/aboutus/budget/fy23/fy23-board-requested-operating-budget.pdf include:
- 42 - Summary Schedule of FY23 Requested New Positions
- 20-21 - Continuing to Advance Staffing Needs for Special Education
- 22 and 356 - Digital Education Center
- 28-29 - Early Childhood Education (PreK expansion)