1. Future Trends In Special Education Ed Steinberg, Ph.D. Assistant Commissioner Colorado Department of Education February 4, 2012 Future Trends In Special Education

2. ●SB 191: Educator Effectiveness o Special Education Implications ●Lobato vs. State of Colorado Lawsuit Future Trends in Special Education 2 Colorado Trends and Issues

3. Future Trends in Special Education 3 ●Compliance vs. Outcomes o Special Education Reinvented  Eliminate IEPs/Adopt IGPs (Individual Growth Plans)?  Funding Flexibility? National Trends and Issues

4. Future Trends in Special Education 4 ●‘Disruptive’ Education o Charters o Vouchers o Online/Virtual o Blended o Teletherapy/Telesupervision National Trends and Issues

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8. 8 ●LRE and Inclusion o Full Inclusion o ‘Meaningful’ Inclusion o Co-Teaching National Trends and Issues

9. Future Trends in Special Education 9 Special Education in Colorado: A Snapshot State TotalTotal Students* Served on December 1st, 2010 Primary DisabilityFemale Percent of Total Male Percent of Total Total Served Percent of Total Significant Limited Intellectual Capacity1,32044.21%1,66655.79%2,9863.55% Emotional Disability1,48522.23%5,19477.77%6,6797.93% Specific Learning Disability11,17235.89%19,95964.11%31,13136.98% Hearing Disability70147.78%76652.22%1,4671.74% Visual Disability14343.47%18656.53%3290.39% Physical Disability2,84028.61%7,08671.39%9,92611.79% Autism54614.42%3,24085.58%3,7864.50% Traumatic Brain Injury15432.02%32767.98%4810.57% Speech or Language Impairment6,52433.57%12,90966.43%19,43323.08% Deaf-Blind1348.15%1451.85%270.03% Multiple Disabilities1,34841.38%1,91058.62%3,2583.87% Preschooler with a Disability1,33328.70%3,31171.30%4,6445.52% Infant/Toddler with a Disability1437.84%2362.16%370.04% State Total27,59332.78%56,59167.22%84,184100.00% * Students with Disabilities: Birth - 21