Santa Rosa City Schools Cut Secondary Co-Teaching Classes Amid Fiscal Crisis

Santa Rosa City Schools begins school year with significant cuts to special education

Santa Rosa City Schools Cut Secondary Co-Teaching Classes Amid Fiscal Crisis

As Santa Rosa City Schools resumes classes, the district is eliminating its secondary co-teaching program to save $1.6 million as part of sweeping special education budget cuts. According to the Press Democrat, the co-teaching model, which paired general education and special education teachers in core academic subjects, will be replaced by placing classroom aides in general education settings at a 1-to-4 ratio. The Santa Rosa Teachers Associati…