March 17, 2014
Currently, 493 students identified with a disability (13.2% of total student population) Current staffing: ▪ 26 Teachers ▪ 66 Para-educators ▪ 4 Speech Pathologists ▪ 3.4 School Psychologists ▪ 2.5 Secretarial Staff ▪ 1 Special Education Consultant ▪ 1 Director of Pupil Services
Strengths: ▪ Offer a large continuum of supports in-house to maintain Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) ▪ Communication between school and home ▪ Utilization of Response to Instruction and Intervention (RtII) at the elementary level ▪ Utilization of the Educational Benefit Review process (EBR) to ensure the delivery of a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ▪ Professional development and training that focuses on current needs of the program
Focus Areas ▪ Increasing the graduation rate of students with disabilities ▪ Decrease the number of students with disabilities being removed for disciplinary reasons (disproportionate) ▪ Provide staff development and develop practices to ensure that students with disabilities are being educated in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) possible
Topics include: ▪ Autism (Awareness, identification, teaching methodologies, supports and modifications) ▪ Behavioral Support (Identification, providing positive behavioral supports (proactive), delivering appropriate consequences (reactive)) ▪ Paraprofessional (supplementary aids and services, training and development, avoidance of interdependence) ▪ Transition (Post-school focus early, training for parents and staff) ▪ Reading (Matching student need to interventions, focus on teaching methodologies, data to inform instruction)
With board approval, publicize the proposed plan for 30 days (Website, library, central) After required 30 day review, present the plan and any changes for final board approval (currently slated for April 28 th ) Submit to the state by required May 1 st deadline