Shelton School District

Special EducationBoard Presentation

Presented by Tami Stoutnar, Director of Special Education and Early Childhood Education

March 24, 2015

Special Education CURRENT NUMBERS

• 617 students receiving SDI (K-12+)• 143 Early Learning students receiving SDI (0-5)• 33 Special Education Teachers• 5 School Psychologists• 5.8 Speech & Language Pathologists (SLP)• 2.0 Occupational/Physical Therapists (OT/PT)• 414.85 hours of Paraeducator time daily• 6 students receiving therapy on Service Plan at private

schools

Special EducationLOCATIONS

• 7 School Buildings• 1 Early Learning Center• Resource Rooms• Behavior Support Classrooms• Exceptional Needs Classrooms• Speech only students

Placement Options: allow for inclusion into general education setting if appropriate for individual student

Special EducationBY THE NUMBERS

Comparison 2013-2014• 573 - K-12+ Special Education

enrollment• 143 Early Learning Program (0-5)• 364.75 Paraeducator time daily• 88.15 Itinerant staff time Comparison 2014-2015

• 617 – K-12+ Special Education enrollment

• 143 Early Learning Program (0-5)• 414.85 Paraeducator time daily• 94.6 Itinerant staff time

Special EducationGROWTH

Early Learning Program - Early Intervention Program (0-3)

- 21 infant and toddlers- Developmental Preschool (3-5)- 118 students on IEPs- Bilingual Preschool (4-5)

- 2 students on IEPsAutism- 88+ Number of students with diagnosis of

Autism Spectrum Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome

Increased Services- Continued need for increased services

provided by special education staff and contracted employees

Special EducationFUNDING

2014-2015 School Year Revenue- State Special Education $4,360,535.71

- State, general and 0-2 apportionment- Federal Special Education $832,600.00

- IDEA-B, Section 611, Section 619 and carry-over- Cooperative Generated Special Education $114,192.00

2014-2015 Funding

State Sped

Federal Sped

Co-op Sped

Special EducationCHALLENGES

Adequate Staff RecruitmentRetention

Promote SheltonHire EarlyConditional Hire for

Graduating Students

Hope for the Future

Special EducationCHALLENGES

Adequate FacilitiesSafety ConcernsAging FacilitiesRoom to Grow

Hope for the FutureBuilding RemodelsSpace designed for

students with special needs

Special EducationCHALLENGES

Adequate Staff MaterialsEquipmentTechnologyCurriculum

Hope for the FutureAssistive Technology

ChromebooksiPads/Learning AppsDragonspeakResearch-based

Special EducationCHALLENGES

Adequate Professional Development

Hope for the Future Leadership Team

- Staff member from each building

More Opportunities- In-house training- Staff-train-staff in

area of expertise

Special EducationCHALLENGES

Growing Autism Community

Hope for FutureDistrict staff

– Behavior Specialist– BCBA

Staff TrainingParent TrainingResources

Questions