Name: Hidden Costs of Special Ed Vacancies: Solutions for Your District
Start: 2026-06-04T14:00:00ZEDT
End: 2026-06-04T15:00:00ZEDT

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A 2026 Gather survey of over a hundred superintendents across seven states found that 65% of districts are missing mandated IEP minutes, and nearly 50% are spending 40 or more hours a month managing the fallout.

Provider vacancies in special education aren’t just a staffing problem — they’re a student problem, and right now they’re top of mind for districts across the country.

When a role goes unfilled, IEP-related services slip, staff absorb responsibilities that aren’t theirs, and the students who depend on consistent support suffer. The burden is real — but so are the solutions.

In this webinar, a district leader will share:

What stable IEP-related service delivery amid provider shortages looks like
Examples of what’s worked and what hasn’t
Ways their district is supporting students that you can bring to your own district

Tyra Mariani

Principal, UP Advisors

Tyra Mariani is the founder and principal of UP Advisors, a firm that provides executive leadership coaching and strategic advising services to help her clients create results for themselves and their teams.

Tyra was the president of the Schultz Family Foundation, where she assisted Sheri and Howard Schultz in accelerating the family’s work to address inequality by unlocking greater opportunities for individuals and communities facing obstacles to economic and social mobility. She was also president and chief operating officer of New America, and she’s served in several leadership roles across the education sector, ranging from government under the Obama administration to non-profit and district leadership.

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