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Franklin Public Schools

ElizabethS.Fitzmaurice

DirectorofSpecialEducation

February7,2012

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SPED Update 2012

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Commitment PPSinitiativesalignedwithdistrictgoals

Highexpectations

with

high

supports

Achievementforall

Findingeach

students

strength

FreeAppropriatePublicEducation(FAPE)in

theLeast

Restrictive

Environment

(LRE)

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Franklin By the NumbersAsof2.1.12 DistrictData StateAvg.StudentswithIEP

14.6% 17%

FullInclusion65% 57%

PartialInclusion12.3% 15.4%

Substantially

Separate14% 15.4%

Outof

District8.7% 6.7%

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Program overview ECDC

ConsultativeServices

InclusiveServices

DirectInstruction

SubSeparateprogramming

Outof

District

Placements

CollaborativeProgramClassrooms

PrivateSchools

Residential

Schools ExtendedSchoolYearServices

HomeBasedServices

TransitionServices

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FPS Sub-Separate Program Profile

IntensiveClassrooms

31students

ECDC,Parmenter,

Annie

Sullivan,

FHS

PK,K2,35,68,912+

SocialEmotionalSupportClassrooms

17*students

Oak,Horace

Mann,

FHS

(ALP)*

K2,35,68,912*

Language

Learning

Classrooms

44**studentsJefferson,Remington,FHS**K2,35(2classes),67,78,912**

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FPS Special Education Staff DirectorofSpecialEducation SpecialEducationCoordinator(OOD&SubSeparate)

SpecialEducationTeamChair(eachbuilding)

SpecialEducation

teachers

Teachingassistants

RelatedServiceProviders SpeechPathologists

Occupational

Therapists Physicaltherapists

VisionSpecialist

Orientation/MobilitySpecialist

BoardCertifiedBehaviorAnalyst

School

Adjustment

Counselors SchoolPsychologists

Consultants AssistiveTechnology

AutismSpectrumDisorderExpert

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Accomplishments SpecialEducationGraduationRateexceedsstateaverage

FHS=85.5%

State=64%

CoTeachingatFHS

Greatteacherleadershere!

RelatedServiceProvidersinthegeneraleducationclassroom

Manystudents

with

disabilities

access

honors

and

AP

classes

atFHS

HealthyResponsetoIntervention(RtI)atESandMS

FamilyandCommunityOutreach

SpecialEducationParentAdvisoryCouncil(SEPAC)Expertspeakersandparenteducationopportunities

Dr.RossGreeneonFebruary15,2012

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Initiatives in Progress ContinuedProgramEvaluationtoassure

efficiencyand

efficacy

of

services

provided

Curriculumalignmentwithinsubseparate

classrooms NewSpecialEducationTeacherInduction

Program

CoTeachingtrainingatFHS

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Challenges RecoveringfromlossofARRAmoney

SpecialEducationstillnotfullyfunded

OutofDistricttuitionsandTransportationcostsontherise Social/emotionalimpact,ofanegativeeconomy,onstudents

abilitytolearn

MentalHealthconcernswithintheschools RosieD.effect

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Concerns brewing in PPS IncreaseinparentrequestsforInitial

Evaluations especiallyathighschoollevel

LargerClasssizes

Many

evaluations

from

outside

providers

Capacitytoprovideneededtransition

supportsforstudentsaged1922

Increaseinautismpopulation

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