Special Education January 2015 Presentation Overview: Special - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Special Education January 2015

Presentation Overview: • Special Education Statistics Based on the Guiding Principles and Continuum of Services • Special Education Costs • Next Steps Moving Forward • Panel Discussion – A Day in the Life of…..

Guiding Principles • An obligation to provide the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) by considering all available programs/services within general and special education. • A need to offer a consistent continuum of services and instructional approaches, K – 12. • A commitment to fostering independent learners through a gradual release of responsibility. • A regular review of both the program and services to assess overall effectiveness.

Continuum of Special Services Related Services (no minimum time amount Least Restrictive required) Consultant Teacher Services (minimum of 2 hours weekly) Resource Room Program(minimum of 3 hours weekly Resource Room/Consultant Teacher (minimum of 3 hours combined) Integrated Co-teaching Services (all or part of the school) Most Restrictive Special Class(all or part of the school day) Out-of-District Placement

Special Education Faculty 2014-2015 School Year (In – District) •  SIS Primrose 7 special education teachers 11.4 special education teachers 1.5 school psychologists 1.5 school psychologists 2.8 speech language providers 2.6 speech language providers 17 teaching assistants/aides 18 teaching assistants/aides •  SHS SMS 12.8 special education teachers 11 special education teachers 1.4 school psychologists 2 school psychologists 1.6 speech language providers 1 speech language provider 16 teaching assistants/aides 12.5 teaching assistants/aides  District-wide 2.8 occupational therapy providers 1.0 physical therapy provider 2.0 social workers 1.0 Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Classified Students District-wide Classified by Building Grade Classified Total Enrollment 2012-13 2013-14 2014-2015 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Primrose K 22 25 20 1 26 21 26 76 79 73 2 28 33 27 692 637 585 SIS 3 38 35 40 4 38 44 42 127 128 125 5 51 49 43 782 775 752 SMS 6 42 48 49 7 27 42 49 108 119 139 8 39 29 41 808 815 820 SHS 9 37 37 31 10 39 38 35 11 40 38 37 159 156 143 12 39 39 40 1085 1093 1113 Ungraded 4 13 4 Totals 470 491 484 3415 3367 3270

Classification Within District and OOD (Out of District Placement) 2012-13 2013-2014 2014-2015 Number of classified students in-district: 470 491 484 Number of classified students placed out-of-district: 24 22 22 Total 494 513 506

Classification by Category District-wide 2013-2014 2014-2015 Autism (46 students) - 9% Autism (42) - 8% Emotional Disturbance (15) - 3% Emotional Disturbance (11) -2% Learning Disabilities (227) - 43% Learning Disabled (210) - 42% Other Health Impaired (121) - 22% Other Health Impaired (125) - 25% Sp/ Language Impaired (105) – 20% Sp/ Language Impaired(111) - 22% Other (OI,MD, TBI, VI ) (14)- 3% Other (OI, MD, TBI,VI) (7) - 1%

Classification Rates for Students with Disabilities Somers Schools Districts State-wide 2007-08 11.0% 12.9% 2008-09 11.1% 13.0% 2009-10 11.2% 13.2% 2010-11 11.4% 13.0% 2011-12 11.6% 12.8% 2012-13 12.2% 13.1%

State Approved Private Placements Cerebral Palsy of Westchester Crotched Mountain Foundations Behavioral Health Facility Green Chimney John A. Coleman School Westbrook Preparatory Westchester Exceptional Children State Approved Public Placements Bedford CSD Eastchester CSD BOCES Programs CLASS (Collaborative/Language/Academic/Social Skills) – Austin School BOCES Rockland – Jesse Kaplan School LC (Learning Center) - Walden/Fox Meadow (8:1:1) MD (Multiply Disabled) - Pinesbridge

Out-of-District Placement/Private Schools 9 Students/Cost range from $37,000 to $128,000 Total Cost for OOD/Private Schools - $594,000 Out-of-District Placement/Public Schools 4 Students/Cost ranges from $58,000 to $101,000 Total Cost for OOD/Public Schools - $277,000 Out-of-District/PNW/SWBOCES 9 Students/Cost ranges from $65,000 to $185,000 Total Cost for PWN/SWBOCES Programs – $1,024,000 Approximate cost range for students placed out-of-district: $37,000 - $185,000 per student

Somers CSD Private Excess Cost Aid (Approved Private Placements) Private Excess Cost 2012-13 2013-2014 2014-2015 Aid School Year School Year School Year For the High Cost Students Private Excess Cost 76% 76% 77% Aid Ratio Cost Threshold or $20,478 $21,268 $22,098 School District Basic Contribution Aidable High Cost $284,029 $221,343 $285,875 Private Excess Cost $215,294 $168,664 $220,410 Aid (District gets Back)

Somers CSD Public Excess Cost Aid (PNWBOCES/SWBOCES/Approved Public Schools) Public Excess Cost 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Aid School Year School Year School Year For the High Cost Students Public Excess Cost 25% 25% 25% Aide Ratio Cost Threshold or $50,124 $47,097 $47,484 School District Basic Contribution Aidable High Cost $568,107 $573,941 $733,408 High Cost $142,027 $143,486 $183,352 Apportionment

Next Steps Moving Forward… CSE Considerations for the Annual Review Process • Disabilities of the 2015-16 incoming kindergartners currently classified Preschoolers with a Disability are significant (25 identified Preschoolers with a Disability). • Identification of the students to be considered for the new State credentials. • Needs of whole child across the district and region: • The student’s social emotional needs including school phobia and high levels of anxiety continue to rise resulting in multiple hospitalizations.

Next Steps Moving Forward…Program Projections • Consider Out of District placed students to return to district-created programs that would appropriately support their needs. • Plan and prepare for the incoming kindergarteners who may require a more restrictive environment. Consider an ABA based program based on the needs. Increase occupational therapy district – wide to address the high sensory needs. • Plan for a TSP (Transitional Support Program) to support the fragile child at the middle school to mirror the same type of program implemented this year at the high school. Increase current number of school psychologists to support the TSP program at the middle school along with an additional 1.0 teaching assistant. • Create a .4 Work – based Learning Specialist position to oversee the necessary requirements of the new credentials approved through the State (Career Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential and Student Achievement Commencement Credential) to replace the IEP Diploma that was phased out.

Special Education Faculty 2015-2016 School Year (In – District) •  SIS Primrose 7 special education teachers 11.4 special education teachers 1.5 school psychologists 1.5 school psychologists 2.8 speech language providers 2.6 speech language providers 17 teaching assistants/aides 18 teaching assistants/aides •  SHS SMS 12.8 special education teachers 11 special education teachers 2 school psychologists* 2 school psychologists 1.6 speech language providers 1 speech language provider 17 teaching assistants/aides* 12.5 teaching assistants/aides  District-wide 3 occupational therapy providers* 1.0 physical therapy provider 2.0 social workers 1.0 Teacher of the Visually Impaired

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