Shelton School District Special Education Board Presentation March 24, 2015 Presented by Tami Stoutnar, Director of Special Education and Early Childhood Education

Special Education CURRENT NUMBERS 617 students receiving SDI (K-12+) 143 Early Learning students receiving SDI (0-5) 33 Special Education Teachers 5 School Psychologists 5.8 Speech & Language Pathologists (SLP) 2.0 Occupational/Physical Therapists (OT/PT) 414.85 hours of Paraeducator time daily 6 students receiving therapy on Service Plan at private schools 12+ indicates that some students remain past age 18 (Transition). There are currently __________ students doing this. Service Plans are for students enrolled full-time at a private school and do not include all the services a student would be entitled to if they enrolled partially in a public school.

Special Education LOCATIONS 7 School Buildings 1 Early Learning Center Resource Rooms Behavior Support Classrooms Exceptional Needs Classrooms Speech only students Placement Options: allow for inclusion into general education setting if appropriate for individual student

Special Education BY THE NUMBERS Comparison 2013-2014 573 - K-12+ Special Education enrollment 143 Early Learning Program (0-5) 364.75 Paraeducator time daily 88.15 Itinerant staff time Comparison 2014-2015 617 – K-12+ Special Education enrollment 143 Early Learning Program (0-5) 414.85 Paraeducator time daily 94.6 Itinerant staff time

Special Education GROWTH Early Learning Program Early Intervention Program (0-3) 21 infant and toddlers Developmental Preschool (3-5) 118 students on IEPs Bilingual Preschool (4-5) 2 students on IEPs Autism 88+ Number of students with diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome Increased Services Continued need for increased services provided by special education staff and contracted employees

Special Education FUNDING 2014-2015 School Year Revenue State Special Education $4,360,535.71 State, general and 0-2 apportionment Federal Special Education $832,600.00 IDEA-B, Section 611, Section 619 and carry-over Cooperative Generated Special Education $114,192.00

Special Education CHALLENGES Adequate Staff Recruitment Retention Hope for the Future Promote Shelton Hire Early Conditional Hire for Graduating Students

Special Education CHALLENGES Hope for the Future Adequate Facilities Safety Concerns Aging Facilities Room to Grow Building Remodels Space designed for students with special needs

Special Education CHALLENGES Adequate Staff Materials Equipment Technology Curriculum Hope for the Future Assistive Technology Chromebooks iPads/Learning Apps Dragonspeak Research-based

Special Education CHALLENGES Hope for the Future Leadership Team Staff member from each building More Opportunities In-house training Staff-train-staff in area of expertise Adequate Professional Development

Special Education CHALLENGES Hope for Future Growing Autism Community District staff Behavior Specialist BCBA Staff Training Parent Training Resources

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