Demand for special education programs growing

Special programs coordinator noticing increase in referrals

Democrat photo/Garrett Fuller — Ashley Frazier, special programs coordinator for the California R-I School District, presents charts from the district's 2021-22 special education profile at the Oct. 18 Board of Education meeting at California High School.
Democrat photo/Garrett Fuller — Ashley Frazier, special programs coordinator for the California R-I School District, presents charts from the district's 2021-22 special education profile at the Oct. 18 Board of Education meeting at California High School.

Demand for special education programs in California schools is increasing.

California R-I Director of Special Programs Ashley Frazier discussed an increase in special education referrals and severely disabled students during her report at the California R-I Board of Education's Oct.