North Carolina Departm ent of Public I nstruction Overview LRC COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) Bill Hussey Director, Exceptional Children Division February 6, 2018
EDUCATIONAL DEFINITION OF IDD I ntellectual Disabilities: • Significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that adversely affects a child’s educational performance existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period. Mild Moderate Severe Developm ental Disabilities: • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) does not include a Developmental Disabilities category of eligibility. • IDEA Eligibility categories that may serve students with chronic conditions that are due to mental or physical impairments include: Multiple Disabilities Orthopedic I m pairm ents Other Health I m paired Deaf-Blindness
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Existing Program s and Supports Services and supports that assist students in transitioning to college and/ or career are: – Identified in the student’s Individual Education Program (IEP) which also includes their individualized Secondary Transition Plan beginning at age 14 in North Carolina – Directly linked to assisting the student in reaching their Post Secondary Goals (Education/ Training, Employment, Independent Living Skills) as documented in their Secondary Transition Plan
Existing Program s and Supports Services and supports that assist students in transitioning to college and/ or career may include: – Occupational Course of Study (OCS) Pathway • School Based Enterprises and Work-Based Experiences – Related Services: Speech-Language, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy – Deaf-Blind Project • Work-Based Experiences – Career and Technical Education (CTE) • Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeships – Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) • WIOA initiatives • Third Party Cooperative Agreements – Community Colleges (CC) • Project SEARCH
Funding Federal IDEA Funds are used to supplement, not supplant, state and local funding and may include: • PRC 049 IDEA Part B 691 Grant (PreK) • PRC 060 IDEA Part B 611 Grant (School-Aged) • PRC 070 IDEA Coordinated Early Intervening Services • PRC 082 NC State Improvement Project • PRC 114 Risk Pool • PRC 118 Related Services • PRC 119 Preschool Projects
Educational Cost COST Current Allotment for All SWD $4,125 (Per Student) Estimated Educational Cost: $20,000/student Intellectual Disability- Moderate and Severe Total Statewide (# 5277) $1,055,400 Cost Estimate Intellectual Disability- Moderate and Severe
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