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Special Education Department

Special Education Department. Long Term Planning and Program Development for Students with Disabilities. Special Education 03-01-11. TOTAL D.U.S.D. ENROLLMENT. Special Education 03-01-11. Total K-12 Special Education Students. Special Education 03-01-11. % of Students in Special Education.

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Special Education Department

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  1. Special Education Department Long Term Planning and Program Development for Students with Disabilities Special Education 03-01-11

  2. TOTAL D.U.S.D. ENROLLMENT Special Education 03-01-11

  3. Total K-12 Special Education Students Special Education 03-01-11

  4. % of Students in Special Education Special Education 03-01-11

  5. Primary Objectives for Program Development • Address individual student needs • Improve academic, social and vocational outcomes for all students • Provide early and immediate intervention from preschool to age 22 • Continue to develop effective school-based programming in least restrictive setting Special Education 03-01-11

  6. Why School Based Services? • Serve students in least restrictive environment and community (IDEA) • No Child Left Behind incentives and requirements • Builds infrastructure vs. reliance on outside • Insures coordination and efficient use of resources • Consistent with Board Goals and the Strategic Plan Special Education 03-01-11

  7. Program Development • Nine new special day class programs • Occupational therapists (1.5 FTE) • Assistive technology specialist (0.2 FTE) • Behavioral specialists (2.0 FTE) • Autism action team • Preschool assessment team • Growth in DIS services • Intervention specialists at all elementary schools • IEP software program Special Education 03-01-11

  8. # of Students Placed Out of SELPA Special Education 03-01-11

  9. # Of Students at Non-Public Schools Special Education 03-01-11

  10. % of Special Ed Students placed in Non-Public Schools Special Education 03-01-11

  11. Cost of Non-Public School Placements Special Education 03-01-11

  12. Total RSP Students by Year Special Education 03-01-11

  13. Secondary Students in RSP Special Education 03-01-11

  14. Training and Development • Assistive technology • Community programming • Social skills and autism • Response to intervention (RTI) • Behavioral intervention • Parent training Special Education 03-01-11

  15. DRDPDesired Results Developmental Profile Special Education 03-01-11

  16. Number of Students in SDC Special Education 03-01-11

  17. Percentage of Students in SDC Special Education 03-01-11

  18. Non-Public Agencies Expenses Special Education 03-01-11

  19. API Scores Students with Disabilities Special Education 03-01-11

  20. Student and Community Benefits of Program Development • Generalization of life skills • Enriched cultural diversity for everyone • Students educated in home community • Decrease travel time and expense • Quality of life improves Special Education 03-01-11

  21. What is Next? • SELPA or District positions (e.g. VI, HI, PT, AT) • Increase assistive technology • Transition age program (fall 2011) • Continued autism focus • Training and development • Continued in-house staffing and program development • Partner with Educational Services to continue and increase RTI efforts Special Education 03-01-11

  22. Special Education Teams Special Education 03-01-11

  23. Moderate / Severe SDC Team Elementary Melissa Chicconi Jeanne Kane Kristen Candaux Keira Andresen Kirsten Drews Secondary Richard Reyes Jaime Melvin Peter Dragula Lu Middleton Resource Specialist Team Elementary Trisha Hahn Tim Nicholas Suzanna Anixter Mary Cadenasso Melissa DiGirolamo Kate Denning Middle School Jaime Mullen Robbie Kreitz Linda Marker Amy Rocha High School Terry Kalashian Teresa Marlin Brittany Smith Bob Hunter Adi Wedegaertner Special Education 03-01-11

  24. Speech and Language Pathologists Team Angela Sharp Michelle Lenihan Leah Fritz-Kirby Lacey DeFreitas Janice Flanzbaum Penelope Wong Nadine Guffanti Loreen Brockman Psychologist Team Gary Yabrove Shirley Lorenz Katie Stevenson Kelly Goluba Kathy Mayo Natalie Corona (intern) Special Education 03-01-11

  25. Preschool Team Lalitha Raman Melissa Chicconi Regina Talbott Gary Yabrove Kelly Goluba Michelle Lenihan Gina Wilburn Melissa Tuell Jeanne Kane Autism Team Eric Burkholder Lalitha Raman Gary Yabrove Jeanne Kane Lacey DeFreitas Keira Andresen Eric Hamilton SheriAnn Tenefrancia Melissa Tuell Special Education 03-01-11

  26. QUESTIONS?

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