1. Identifying Special Populations Students Shannon Baker, Consultant Special Populations, Civil Rights, Equity NCDPI Shannon Baker, Consultant Special Populations, Civil Rights, Equity NCDPI

2. Objectives Overview of job description; Identify special population students; Establish relationships with CTE & school staff; Licensure requirements.

3. Identify SP Students Objectives Identify members of special populations; Identify federal laws associated with protecting members of special populations; Work collaboratively to develop ways to assist special populations students.

4. Fact or Myth? Special population students consists only exceptional children with IEPs. Special populations students are only those students with failing grades. If my school does not have a designated Special Populations Coordinator, the school does not have to provide services to those students who may fall under the SP category.

5. Myths!!! Special population students does not only consist of exceptional children with IEPs. Special populations student’s grades can range from all Fs to all As. If my school does not have a designated Special Populations Coordinator, the school does have to provide services to those students who may fall under the SP category.

6. Who are members of Special Populations? Individuals with disabilities; Individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children; Individuals preparing for nontraditional training & employment Single parents, including single pregnant women; Displaced homemakers; and Individuals with other barriers to educational achievement, including individuals w/ limited English proficiency.

7. Individual w/ Disabilities Autistic Behaviorally- Emotional Disabled Deaf/Blind Hearing Impaired Multi-handicapped Orthopedically impaired Pregnant students Developmentally delayed Specific Learning Disabled Speech-Language Impaired Traumatic Brain Injury Visually impaired

8. The Law… Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (http://nichcy.org/disability/categories) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Title II of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990

9. Economically Disadvantaged Students who qualify for: Aid to families; Food stamps; Free or reduced-priced meals; and/ or Determined to be low-income according to the latest available data from the Department of Commerce or the Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines. Foster children

10. The Law… Free Access to Public Education (FAPE) Other laws as it relates to FAPE –Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) –Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 –Title II of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990

11. Non-traditional Training & Employment What is non-traditional employment? Occupations or fields of work for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25% of those employed in the occupational or field of work. Where can I find a list of those fields? National Alliance for Partnership in Equity (NAPE) www.napequity.org

12. Sample from Perkins IV Table 3 Nontraditional CIP to Career Cluster CIP 6 2010CIPTitle_2010 Rec Clust No.Recommended Cluster Name_2010 CIP 6 2010 Nontradition al 01.000 0Agriculture, General.1Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 01.000 0F 01.010 1Agricultural Business and Management, General.1Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 01.010 1F 01.010 2Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations.1Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 01.010 2F 01.010 3Agricultural Economics.15 Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 01.010 3N 01.010 4Farm/Farm and Ranch Management.1Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources 01.010 4F

13. The Law… Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

14. Single Parents Includes single pregnant women Unmarried individuals (female AND male) with children and those expecting a child

15. The Law… Title IX Title II Section 504

16. Displaced Homemakers Individuals experiencing a change in lifestyle due to unpredictable circumstances.

17. Other Barriers to Education Score below level III on standardized achievement tests; Below 25th percentile on an aptitude test Secondary grades below 2.0 on 4.0 scale (unweighted) or below 2.5 (weighted) Fails to attain minimum academic competencies Consistent low achievement; High rate of absenteeism; Unmotivated; Constant discipline problems; Delinquent behavior in school & in community Academically Disadvantaged Potential Dropouts

18. Limited English Proficiency Were not born in the US or whose native language is a language other than English; Comes from an environment where a language other than English is dominant; Are American Indian or Alaska Natives and who come from environments where a language other than English has had a significant impact on their level of English language proficiency; Who by reason, thereof, have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing or understanding the English language…

19. The Law… Vocational Education Programs for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap. o http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ vocre.html

20. Blanket Laws Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technologies Education Act of 1990 Vocational Educational Programs Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap

21. Creating Your Special Populations Blueprint List the categories of special populations students. Record ideas on how you can ensure that your special populations students are being served. Share ideas with your neighbors.

22. Resources NCDPI Challenge Handbook (2005) National Alliance for Partnership in Equity (www.napequity.org) US Department of Education (www.ed.gov) Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.com) National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (www.nichcy.org)