Livermore Falls, ME: Kindergarteners needing special services;

 June 17, 2026, Livermore Falls Advertiser: Youngest Jay students at center of special ed shift

RSU 73 is preparing for 15 incoming kindergarten students who will need special education plans after formerly being served by Child Development Services.

Regional School Unit 73 is working through how to provide special education instruction for some 4-year-olds in Jay who are entering public school programs after formerly being served by a free state-supervised program.

Special Services Director Cherie Parker told directors June 11 that transition meetings from Child Development Services to public kindergarten are complete for the year, with 15 incoming kindergarten students expected to arrive with individualized education plans already in place. She said that number could increase because seven children in that age group remain in the referral process.

Parker said the district has 329 students in special education, one fewer than in her May report, and seven open referrals, two fewer than the previous report. , , ,

RSU 73 has 70 students with individual education plan at Spruce Mountain Primary School, 84 at Spruce Mountain Elementary School, 73 at Spruce Mountain Middle School and 102 at Spruce Mountain High School. Parker said 24 seniors with individual education plans graduated with the class of 2026.

The district also continues to have 14 students placed out of district at special purpose schools for day treatment programming, a number Parker said has remained unchanged for three reports. . . .