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

2. 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)
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.

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. Special Education FUNDING
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

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

8. 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

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

10. 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

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

12. Questions