Stockton, MO: District has 130 SPED K-8 kids; "Most...are in speech and language programs"

Nov 23, 2017, Stockton, MO, Cedar Republican: R-I district enrollment down, pre-k school full http://cedarrepublican.com/news/r-i-district-enrollment-down-pre-k-school-full/article_21f909f2-cefe-11e7-a145-83bc2df87450.html Enrollment numbers for the Stockton R-I school district were down, new state regulations have led to fewer high school students taking college credit classes and the district's Pre-K program is full with a waiting list, according to information discussed during the Wednesday Nov. 18, Stockton R-I school board meeting. I In the superintendent's report, November 2016 enrollment was 1,000 compared to current enrollment of 974.… In a report about special education in grades K-12, board members were told the district has about 130 special education students. Most of these students in K-8 are in speech and language programs, while the high school program is focusing on transition skills which include dealing with making the transition from school to life after graduation.