District of Columbia education officials unveiled a nearly $10 million agreement that they hope will help them claw their way out of the city’s special education crisis.

The deal, reached with plaintiff lawyers in a class-action suit and announced in a federal court hearing Tuesday, requires the District to set aside some $3.5 million for new mental health services for children, another $3 million to overhaul special education case management and another $3.5 million to recruit new staff to carry out the reform.