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EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION BACK TO SCHOOL FORUM. AUGUST 11, 2006 WELCOME!. EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN. Strategic plan elements Organizational structure Procedures Communications Best practices Legal Requirements Recruitment Professional development
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EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION BACK TO SCHOOL FORUM AUGUST 11, 2006 WELCOME! LSG
EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN • Strategic plan elements • Organizational structure • Procedures • Communications • Best practices • Legal Requirements • Recruitment • Professional development • Monthly data collection for decision-making: 2006 - 2007 and beyond - LSG
TUSD Exceptional Education Leadership Beliefs We are passionate about providing high quality, individualized services Our social engine is driven by the TUSD community We are the best at increasing student achievement through a vast pool of professional talent and resources
Framework for Alignment, Communication and Accountability • TUSD District Leadership • Exceptional Education Leadership Council • School Teams/ Operations/Support LSG
Our Vast Pool of Professional Talent • Psychologists • Speech & Language Therapists • Occupational Therapists • Social Workers • Nurses • Multicultural Team 173 LSG
MORE TALENT! • VI Staff • HI Staff • Counselors • Paraprofessionals • Special Education Teachers • Assistive Technology Staff • Orientation & Mobility Staff • Job Developers 774 LSG
STILL MORE TALENT! • Database Support Personnel • Interpreters • Network Lab Technicians • Vocational Evaluators • Ombudsperson • Administration + support • Technology/Assessment 34 LSG
MORE TALENT! • Behavioral Intervention Team • Transition Programs • Medicaid • Preschool • Childfind • Direct link 37 LSG
AND FINALLY - ! • Linkage Services For TUSD Students – • Homebound/Hospitalized • Residential Treatment Centers • ASDB • Alternative Schools EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION STAFF TOTAL = 1,000+ LSG
Special Education Student Population and TUSD Population LSG