Special EducationContinuity, Consistency, Collaboration,

Coherence

Teach students with disabilities to become self-sufficient, self-reliant, independent learners who can advocate for themselves

Teach skills in the areas impacted by disability through specialized instruction

Teach strategies to empower each child and allow him/her to compensate for the disability

Promote independence and high achievement Provide a safe and inclusive environment

which is accepting of all students

Special Education

A student is eligible for special education if all four of the following are true:

The student has one or more disabilitiesThe student is not making effective school

progressLack of effective progress is caused by the

disabilityThe student requires special education in order

to make effective progress

Eligibility

Special Education is…

Specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of an eligible student

Related services necessary to access and make progress within the general curriculum

Free, appropriate, public education (FAPE) Supports and services reasonably

calculated to provide the child with benefit

What is Special Education?

Some Facts and Figures

Facts and FiguresSchool Headcount % of School

Population

Haynes K-5 42/409 10.3%

Loring K-5 53/494 10.7%

Nixon K-5 54/389 13.9%

Noyes K-5 62/596 10.4%

Curtis 6-8 151/1066 14.1%

Preschool 23/554 itinerant

41.8%

of enrolled preschool population

Out of District 31

Based on 10/1/12 SIMS data

Placement Data (reporting ages 6-21)

Placement Haynes Loring Nixon Noyes Curtis

Full Inclusion < 21% of time removed from general education 27 39 36 43 112Partial Inclusion21% - 60% of time removed from general education

4 6 7 12 34

Sub Separate> 60% of time removed from general education 5 0 0 0 5

Based on 10/1/12 SIMS data

Autism (35) Developmental Delay

(53) Intellectual (7) Sensory – Hearing loss

or deafness (2)Sensory – Vision loss or

blindness (0)Sensory Impairment-

Deaf-blindness (0)

Neurological (17)Emotional (29)Communication (90) Physical (4) Health (38)Specific Learning (126) Multiple Disabilities (12)

Types of Disabilities

Based on 10/1/12 SIMS data

Special Education Programs in Sudbury

November 8, 2012

Haynes Loring Nixon Noyes

1 Integrated Preschool

2 IntegratedPreschools

Learning Center

Learning Center

Learning Center

Learning Center

PartnerProgram

Primary LLD

Primary ACCESS

Foundations I

STEPS PrimaryLLD

IntermediateACCESS

Foundations II

Intermediate LLD

Special Education

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Skills Center Skills Center

Skills Center

LLD LLD LLD

ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS

LEAP LEAP LEAP

Special Education

Related Services Speech and Language Therapy Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Vision Teaching Services Orientation and Mobility Educational Audiology Counseling and Psychological Services Assistive Technology Transportation Home Programs Parent Consultation/Training

Special Education Staffing

Staffing Patterns-Preschool

FY06 FY09 FY12 FY13

Preschool Teachers 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Preschool Assistants 7.0 7.0 3.9 3.5

ABA Tutors 0 0 1.5 3.5

Staffing Patterns-Elementary

FY06 FY09 FY12 FY13

Learning Center Teachers

14.5 12.5 13 12.5

Program Teachers 3 7 8 7.5

Special Education Assts.

33 26.6 19.75

21.0

Special Education Tutors

6 10 8 8

Staffing Patterns-Middle School

FY06 FY09 FY12

FY13

Skills Center Teachers 5.5 6.5 9.5 9.5

Program Teachers 4 5 7 6

Special Education Assts.

12 11 4 5

Special Education Tutors

0 1 1 1

Staffing Patterns-Other

FY06 FY09 FY12

FY13

Speech Pathologists 9 8.9 7.5 8.3

School Psychologists 2.1 2.6 4.8 4.8

Team Chair 3.9 3.4 4.7 4.7

Central Office Staff 3 4 4 3.8

Budget and Costs

Special Education ExpensesExpenses FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

Office Supplies 4,896 7,008 2,452 9,570 6,000 6,000

Home Programs 151,593 101,000 358,680 130.432 195,527 245,527

Hearing/Auditory 0 0 10,000 305 8,800 9,065

ESY 16,962 49,969 *0 45,147 25,000 55,000

Contracted OT 176,959 172,500 143,563 229,561 199,450 205,526

Contracted PT 95,240 116,500 94,185 81,445 132,433 136,406

Ed. Supplies 9,067 14,787 13,580 25,897 20,000 20,000

Medicaid Fee 1,056 934 1,000 1,500 1,500 1,500

Contracted 266,769 283,977 208,713 286,218 236,718 245,319*

OOD Tuitions 1,281,668 1,303,327

1,779,839 1,892,229 1,331,759 2,331,759*

Equipment 6,554 159 4,377 10,979 10,000 10,000

Transportation 358,729 396,415 610,810 622,313 684,202 704,728

Mileage 4,167 7,479 3,600 2,090 3,000 3,000

Staff Development 6,240 4,030 5,399 4,136 5,000 5,000

Vision Services 19,233 28,737 16,644 15,123 11,639 15,000

FY07 $2,228,304FY08 $2,399,133FY09 $2,486,822FY10 $3,252,842FY11 $3,356,945FY12 $2,986,583

FY13 $3,193,830

Total Expenses

The Year Ahead

◦Coordinated Program Review◦Staffing Challenges◦Math Performance for SWD◦Preschool Needs◦Space and resources to develop new

programs, if needed◦Continuing to find efficiencies and cost

effective practices while maintaining high quality services

Special Education

Special Education Guidance and Counseling Section 504 McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Nursing and Health Services

Student Services

Student Services

The EndQuestions?