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GIPS looks to better serve students with emotional, behavioral issues
By Harold Reutter
harold.reutter@theindependent.com
Published: Saturday, February 12, 2011 12:19 AM CST
The Grand Island school board was presented with a proposal Thursday night that would change the way the district delivers services to students with emotional and behavioral disturbances.
Toni Palmer, director of Central Nebraska Support Services (CNSSP), and Robin Dexter, assistant superintendent, gave the presentation to the board, which will be asked to take action on it during its regular March meeting.
The program would re-allocate $446,000 that CNSSP now sends to MidPlains Center for Behavioral Healthcare Services for students who need day treatment services because of emotional and behavioral problems and another $380,000 in federal IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) money that has been spent on building projects to make schools more handicapped accessible.
That is a total of $826,000 that would be spent for one coordinator for the program, seven teachers, seven paraprofessionals, two therapists, one social worker and one secretary.
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