From Sderot in the south to Tiberias in the north: More than 15,000 students from the 'Perach Israel' network began the school year this morning (Tuesday) in more than 30 municipalities across the country.
The year opened with 24 new frameworks, entry into additional authorities, and more than 5,000 educators, therapists, and paramedical staff - in a deployment that makes the network's opening of the year one of the largest special education events in Israel.
The CEO of the Farah Israel Network, Rabbi Moshe Stein, chose to open the school year in Sderot. The network's media dormitory activities in the city were expanded and moved to a new, spacious and fully protected building. Rabbi Stein and Mayor Alon Davidi toured the new dormitory this morning and installed a mezuzah there.
At the same time, new frameworks were opened almost throughout the country. A new school for communication was opened in Tiberias, five communication kindergartens and a rehabilitation kindergarten in Rosh HaAyin, three new communication kindergartens in Ariel and Ra'anana in each city, and two in Karnei Shomron. New kindergartens were also opened in Givat Ze'ev, Yehud, and Be'er Ya'akov.
The map of activity of Farah Yisrael expanded this year to new municipalities. The chain's first rehabilitation daycare centers were opened in Ofakim and Givat Shmuel, and another daycare center is expected to open next month in Kfar Oranim in the Binyamin district. In Elad, Harish, Leshem and Sderot, facilities have moved to new, spacious buildings.
One of the most notable figures at the start of the year concerns human resources.
In recent months, the network has implemented a broad and intensive recruitment program, which led to the start of the year with more than 5,000 educators, therapists, and paramedical staff, and with the required manpower in all frameworks - a significant achievement given the ongoing shortage of professionals in the special education system in Israel.
