Board Presentation Special Education

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Board PresentationSpecial Education

• Linda DePriest, Ed.D.
• Executive Director, Special Education

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Where Are We Now?

• Demographics
• Staff
• Services
• Inclusive Practices
• Compliance
• Professional Development
• Assessment

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DECEMBER 1 STATE REPORT
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Special Education Staff
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Staff

• Grant-funded Social Emotional Learning Director
• Addition of 14 instructional facilitators
• New coordinator position for instructional
  facilitation
• Increase members of autism team

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Services

• Preschool
• Resource
• Life Skills
• Moderate Intervention
• Communication Behavior Intervention Program
• Enhanced Resource
• Itinerant Services-speech, hearing, vision, ot/pt
• Community Based Transition
• Special Day Schools/Contract Schools

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Least Restrictive EnvironmentState Report Card
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Suspensions Greater Than 10 Days
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Diploma RateState Report Card
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Professional Development

• 77 Schools Number offerings
• Inclusive Practices 99
• Behavior Strategies 43
• Compliance 22
• Assessment/Academic 33
• Educational Assistants 40

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AYP Data for Students with Disabilities
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AYP Data for Students with Disabilities
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Elementary/Middle School Think Link Data
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High School Think Link Data
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Other Current Initiatives

• AYP grant to purchase instructional materials in
  HP schools
• Develop Response to Intervention Plan
• Increase in number and quality of educational
  materials
• Implement School Wide Positive Behavior Support
• Schools participating for 2 or more years have
  averaged a 59 reduction in Out-of-School
  Suspensions

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Where Should We Be?

• Demographics
• Staff
• Increase number of Highly Qualified Staff
• Inclusive Practices
• Increase services offered in schools
• Reduce transportation costs and shorten rides
• Develop long-term plan
• Preschool services
• Improve communication with families
• Compliance

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Where Should We Be?

• Professional Development
• Improve Transition Services
• Increase the number of schools using positive
  behavior support
• Increase the number of SWD who meet state
  benchmarks