Great Valley School District Department of Special Education - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Great Valley School District Department of Special Education December 2016

Great Valley School District Department of Special Education Tonight’s Presentation: • Updates regarding Spring 2014 Compliance Monitoring • Overview of new programs and supports available to students • Budgetary considerations

Compliance Monitoring 2014 Least Restrictive Environment(LRE) Index/Service Delivery Model: Students with disabilities served inside the general classroom 80% or more the day (Itinerant) GV Itinerant = 51%, SPP Target = 65% • Students with disabilities in other locations (Out of District) GV Outside Placements = 6%; SPP Target = 3.3% • Parent Training and Supports: Increase parental engagement through workshops; improve website for parental access to information about • services, parent training, etc. Identification Rates: Examine referral trends for Other Health Impairment identification •

Shifting Models of Service Delivery Least Restrictive Environment Elementary and Secondary Inclusive Practices Committees’ Tasks • Examined our disaggregated data and teacher/parent surveys of perceptions of students with disabilities in the LRE • Review Professional Development needs of special and general education teachers • Visited other surrounding school districts who are more inclusive (recommended by our BSE advisor)

Shifting Models of Service Delivery Least Restrictive Environment Elementary and Secondary Inclusive Practices Committees’ Goals • Decrease students in “replacement curriculum” • “Pull out” for targeted intervention where possible • Heavy increase in professional development of special education teachers with implementation of general curriculum • Build capacity in-district for lower incidence programming (e.g., Multiple Disabilities, Autism) • Review paraprofessional structures

Celebrating GVSD Accomplishments Steady Increase in number of students serviced at Itinerant Level • 2013-2104: 51.3% • 2014-2015: 57.4% • 2015-2016: 58.3% Challenges • Students placed outside the district remains at 5-6% (transitions back to District most often occur at HS for the District’s Emotional Support program) • Continual examination of personal care aide/instructional aide support needs

Celebrating GVSD Accomplishments New Programs/Services • Five Certified Wilson Reading System Instructors (Elementary and Middle) and addition of Speech/Language Therapist • Early Learning and Language Support Classroom (Kindergarten) • Multiple Disabilities Support (Elementary) • High School Autistic Support (all levels, recently added at HS) • Continual improvement to RTI/Special Education Identification structures • Addition of Supervisor of Elementary Special Education (increase supervision and supports to our students and families, as well as teachers and principals)

Celebrating GVSD Accomplishments Parent Engagement • Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) – monthly/bi-monthly meetings on selected topics • Financial planning, executive functioning, behavioral supports, descriptions of programs/supports/legal terms, transition planning

Celebrating GVSD Accomplishments Parent Satisfaction • Monthly Survey Results Satisfaction with Evaluation Process: 95 % Strongly Agree/Agree • The program meets my child’s needs: 88% Strongly Agree/Agree • IEP goals are written to reflect my child’s annual progress: 84.7% Strongly Agree/Agree • My child is making progress toward his/her goals: 89% Strongly Agree/Agree • The services written in my child’s IEP are being delivered effectively: 83% Strongly/Agree • My child’s progress is communicated to me in a manner that can be understood: 82% Strongly Agree/Agree •

Budgetary Concerns Planning for the Special Education Budget Student needs vary greatly and require different funding • Examples of costs above teacher costs • - Student with mild learning needs and related services = $ 3, 300.00 - Student with significant emotional/behavioral needs including 1:1: aide = $45,000 - Student with severe developmental/behavioral needs placed outside district ($100,000+) Transportation Costs with aide costs: $45, 000 Private Placement Tuition and aide costs: $73,000 - $80,000

Planning for the Next Three Years • PDE will review the three Improvement Plan areas this summer 2017 • GVSD Special Education Plan will be submitted by May 2017 • Continued integration of all Pupil Services in collaboration with Educational Services

Great Valley School District Thank you for your continued support of our services and programs for students