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Strategies to curb spending while ensuring education access
2:43:33
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about strategies to reduce spending while ensuring every student has access to a free and appropriate public education. DOE's General Counsel, Liz Vladek, explains that the increasing costs are due to a rise in IESP cases and the growing cost per student for Carter cases.
- The DOE is focusing on developing autism programs to address the increasing costs
- The explosion in IESP cases is identified as one of the main factors driving up costs
- The increasing cost per student for Carter cases is another significant factor contributing to overall expenses
Rita Joseph
2:43:33
And what what are your strategies for you to in effort to curb the spending while we still ensuring that every student has access to a free and appropriate public education?
2:43:42
And that's something I've been yelling since I've been in the council about that cost.
Liz Vladek
2:43:46
Yes, Chair.
2:43:47
Well, think you've heard from Deputy Chancellor Foti about her autism programs.
2:43:52
When we talk about the cost, the dollar figures that you're pointing to, one of the culprits is that explosion in the IESP cases, but another culprit is the increasing cost per student for a Carter case.
2:44:09
In other words, the cost of tuition So