Special Ed Chief Offers Plan to Save $1 Million ; As School Board Members Gather Data On Her Program, Barbara Dee Says 12 Staff Jobs, Possibly More, Could Be Cut.

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The special education director of the city's public schools introduced a plan Thursday night to cut 12 positions and reduce local spending by $1 million in the program's $16 million budget starting July 1.

Barbara Dee also showed School Committee members her preliminary assessment of the resource room staffing across the district, which indicates the jobs of as many as 37 special education teachers and education technicians could be eliminated.

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Special Ed Chief Offers Plan to Save $1 Million ; As School Board Members Gather Data On Her Program, Barbara Dee Says 12 Staff Jobs, Possibly More, Could Be Cut.

The school finance subcommittee is reviewing Dee's program after a recent report said Portland schools could save $2.5 million a year on special education by restructuring administ...

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