1. CCPS Special Programs Special Education Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Thursday, September 27th, 2018
The Arc of Carroll County
6:00 PM

2. Updates Great start! Westminster Fall Fest tomorrow (hopefully)
B-5 Center at Westminster Elementary has moved to William Winchester Elementary
Family Support Network
Strategic plan priority focus areas related to special education:
Career and technology education (CTE)
Student achievement on MD Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP)
FSN participation

3. Best Practices for SECAC Reps
Know where to access resources from meetings
Establish a set meeting structure with school administrators before or after each SECAC meeting
Establish a method for sharing information back with the school community (PTO/PTA meetings)
Have a back-up in case you can’t attend a meeting

4. Ms. Tammy Chisholm Partners for Success Parent Liaison 410-751-3955

5. Elementary & Student Support
Our Supervisor Team
Ms. Chris Wittle
Supervisor
Elementary
Ms. Suzanne Rumpf
Supervisor
Elementary
Ms. Kathi Green
Supervisor
Elementary & Student Support
Ms. Christine Bechtel
Supervisor
Middle
Ms. Kathy Kaufman
Supervisor
Secondary
Mr. Wayne Whalen
Supervisor
Compliance

6. Our Objective
What: Identify the special programs available to students in CCPS along with the characteristics of the programs.
How: Presentation, discussion, Q and A.
Why: SECAC representatives need to understand the special programs available to students in CCPS so they can share the information with other stakeholders and make informed recommendations.

7. Strategic Plan Connection
Pillar 1: Provide multiple pathway opportunities for student success.
Pillar 2: Strengthen productive family and community partnerships.
Link to draft CCPS strategic plan

8. CCPS Demographics Based on 2017-2018 (Sept. 30) enrollment data:
25,290 students attended CCPS schools (Pre-K-12)
2,999 or 8.43% of students B-21 received special education services
Historical budget for special education:
FY 19 ( school year): $43,248,921
FY 18 ( school year): $42,548,160
FY 17 ( school year): $40,469,358

9. Overview Flexibility Special programs are non-categorical
Part of a continuum of supports
Collaborative Individualized Educational Program (IEP) Team decision
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Benefits/potential harmful effects
Special transportation

10. Autism Program Elementary: Hampstead and Winfield Middle: Shiloh
High: Winters Mill
Purpose: Service K-12 students with Autism whose needs cannot be met in their home school. A small, highly structured setting, with a low student to teacher ratio that encompasses a therapeutic milieu which includes but is not limited to on-site regular behavior support, ABA trained staff, and intensive communication instruction and support.

11. Autism Program Data Number of teachers/classrooms:
HES: WIN: 4 Total: 8
MS: 2.5
HS: 2
Approximate enrollment:
HES: 19 WIN: 23 Total: 42
MS: 10
HS: 9

12. BELLS Building Early Language and Learning Success
Location: Carroll Springs
Purpose: Services preschool students (3 and 4 year olds) whose needs cannot be met through itinerant services, push-in services in the preschool, or in the PREP program. A small, highly structured setting, with a low student to teacher ratio that encompasses a therapeutic milieu which includes but is not limited to on-site regular behavior support, ABA trained staff, and intensive communication instruction and support.

13. BELLS Program Data
Number of classrooms: 3
Approximate enrollment: 20

14. BEST Program Behavior Education Support Team Elementary: Robert Moton
Middle: East
High: Westminster
Purpose: A small, highly-structured setting with a low student to teacher ratio that encompasses a therapeutic milieu which includes but is not limited to on-site regular counseling support, crisis intervention, daily school-wide behavior incentives, individual behavior incentives, and communication support. Focus on trauma-informed practices.

15. BEST Data Number of teachers/classrooms: Approximate enrollment: ES: 6
HS: 10
Approximate enrollment:
ES: 25
MS: 25
HS: 50

16. Intensive Behavior Intervention (IBI)
Elementary: NA
Middle: East
High: Westminster
Purposes: Support students returning from hospitalizations and during other times of significant crisis. To complete assessments as part of determining eligibility for special education and related services.

17. Learning for Independence (LFI)
Elementary: Runnymede, Robert Moton, Hampstead, Carrolltowne, and Winfield
Middle: All schools (except East)
High: All schools
Purpose: Support students pursuing a certificate of program completion when needs cannot be met in the home school (at the elementary level). Students have access to Learning for Independence (LFI) and/or structured learning. Students have access to all special education services, including related services as outlined in their IEPs. Students receive instruction on based on the alternative framework and assessment in academic areas.

18. LFI Data Number of teachers/classrooms: Approximate enrollment: ES: 5
HS: 11
Approximate enrollment:
ES: 20
MS: 42
HS: 82

19. Carroll Springs School
Public Separate Day School
Purpose: Support students perusing a certificate of completion when needs cannot be met in the home school, often due to complex medical needs

20. Carroll Springs Data Number of LFI Teachers: 5
Approximate enrollment: 26

21. Birth to 5 (Kindergarten) Program
Birth to age 3 supports through IFSP
Age 3 to Kindergarten supports through extended IFSP or IEP
Early Childhood Special Needs (PREP) at Runnymede, Hampstead, Robert Moton, Winfield and Carrolltowne
Services for eligible students participating in the CCPS Pre-Kindergarten program

22. B-5 Data Infant and Toddler Liaisons: 4.7 Preschool Liaisons: 4
ECSN/PREP Teachers: 6
Approximate enrollment:
B-3: 196 IFSP, 49 EIFSP, 245 total (increased significantly over the year)
3-5: 186 (does not include PREP or BELLS)
PREP: 55

23. Post-Secondary Program
Housed at Carroll Springs
VOICE: Vocational Opportunities for Independent Change and Empowerment
TCP: Transition Connections Program
Seamless Transition at Carroll Community
Transition Education at Carroll Hospital
Transition Education at McDaniel
Purpose: Build secondary transition skills after the fourth year of high school for students pursuing a certificate of completion

24. Post-Secondary Data
Number of teachers: 3
Approximate enrollment: 37

25. Other CCPS Connections
PRIDE: Positive Responses to Issues of Discipline with Elementary Students (elementary only)
Crossroads (middle)
Gateway (high)
Carroll County Career and Tech. Center (CCTC)
Home/hospital instruction
Non-public placements (approx. 90 students)

26. Resources 2018-2019 CCPS Special Education Staffing Plan
2018 Maryland Report Card
MSDE Division of Early Intervention and Special Education

27. Questions

28. MSDE Family Involvement Survey
CCPS Survey Results
MD Survey Results

29. What do we do with the data?
Considerations
Results reviewed by Director and Supervisors
Director shares results with Principals
PFS review based on specific areas of strengths/needs, offer specific supports
Results support strategic planning
MSDE toolkit resources will continue to be used

30. Advisory