The Neshaminy School District is looking at a proposed plan to bring some special education services back into the school system.
Officials said the district could save just over $1.8 million next year if some special education programs are brought back to the district from the Bucks County Intermediate Unit.
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Anthony Devlin, director of pupal services, said the district would have to hire at least two teachers from the Bucks County Intermediate Unit and transfer them to Neshaminy’s beefed up special education program. The rest of the instruction could be handled by current staff members.
The district would regain some rooms currently used by the intermediate unit and hopes to grow their in-house program, officials said.
Of the projected $1.8 million in savings, Superintendent Robert Copeland said roughly $900,000 would be used to fund the much talked about full-day kindergarten program the district hopes to start come fall.
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The district is currently working to close an $11 million budget gap before the end of June.
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