PA: Claysburg-Kimmel District expands SPED; most special needs plans this year
The Claysburg-Kimmel School District is expanding its special education program with innovative tools and real-world learning experiences to prepare students for the next step.
The elementary school will receive adaptive furniture, expanded sensory equipment, a LiteZilla sensory wall, a Life Skills oven, skills and stations, a refrigerator with integrated inventory technology, Touch2Play virtual interactive displays and an adaptive golf cart. . . .
The expansion is slated to finish by mid-fall, assistant to the superintendent Brannan Raptosh said. . . .
During the 2024-25 school year, the special education program received an $80,000 grant from the Claysburg Education Foundation and EITC partners, which created their sensory room to support students in both the Multi-Disabilities Support and Life Skills Support classrooms, the press release states.
This year's plans are the program's biggest expansion yet, Raptosh said, impacting more than 50 students at the elementary and high school levels.
The expansion shows the district's commitment to its students, families and needs present in the community, he said.
"We're not where we want to be yet," he said. "We're building and providing the best we can."
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