S PECIAL E DUCATION Cindie Neilson Assistant Superintendent Presentation to School Committee September 6, 2017
Special Our students have Education equitable opportunities to engage in innovative, high Vision quality instruction in the least restrictive environment, empowering each youth to achieve at high levels leading to post- secondary success.
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Buil ilding ding In Incl clusi usive ve Pr Pract ctice ices Quality of Students, Equity & Identification Transition Instructional Family, and Accountability & Placement Services Supports & Community (Compliance) Services Engagement 3
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SY 20 2016-2017 017 Students nts With Disa sabi biliti lities es Po Popu pulatio ion Students with Disabilities (SWD) represent approximately 19.5% of the 56,333 students enrolled in BPS. Approximately one-third of BPS SWD are also English Learners (EL SWD). 4 Source: MA SIMS, as of October 1 of each school year. Does not include students enrolled in Horace Mann Charter Schools. Separate school includes students enrolled in BPS public day schools and students in out-of-district special education placements.
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS SY 20 2016-2017 017 SWD Pop Populatio ion n - by by Ra Race and Pri Prima mary ry Disa sabil bility ity Source: MA SIMS, as of October 1, 2016. Does not include students enrolled in Horace Mann Charter Schools. Includes students in out-of-district 5 special education placements.
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Gr Graduation ion ra rates s for or S Studen ents ts with Disa sabil bilitie ties s are re rising… Note: rates reflect the 4-year cohort graduation rate. Source: BPS Office of Data and Accountability and MA DESE
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS .. ...w .while le annual l dro ropo pout ra rates s are re de decre reasin sing. g. All SWD EL SWD All Inclusive settings Full Inclusion Substantially (.1, .2 and .3) (.3) Separate (.4) N Rate N Rate N Rate N Rate N Rate 2013-14 3480 5.5% 791 5.1% 1739 4.7% 184 3.3% 1741 6.4% 2014-15 3465 5.5% 822 6.3% 1800 5.2% 250 1.2% 1665 5.9% 2015-16 3452 5.2% 811 5.7% 1861 4.8% 318 3.1% 1591 5.7% Source: BPS Office of Data and Accountability
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY18 Bu Budget Hi Highligh lights ts Expanding inclusive supports, as well as ABA services • 69 FTE increase in school-based staff focused on Inclusion • $2.8M of flexible inclusive support in schools, in line with WSF values and principal flexibility • 7 FTE ABA specialists and 1 High School ABA Program Director added, funded via contract line • Last year’s increased investment in Transition, level -funded at $1.7M • Districtwide program budget (All Funds) increased by 2% from $259M (FY17) to $267M (FY18) • Out-of-district placements, 1.5% OSD increase, total $36.1M 8
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Buil ilding ding In Incl clusi usive ve Pr Pract ctice ices Quality of Students, Equity & Identification Transition Instructional Family, and Accountability & Placement Services Supports & Community (Compliance) Services Engagement 9
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Pr Prevention tion: : Multi ti-Tie Tiere red d Syst stems s of of Supp ppor ort Rol ollou out-Fund undatio ations To ensure all students have a strong foundation in decoding. To strengthen our data to be able to make more accurate special education referrals. Roll-out details: • Teachers trained = 252 teachers were trained (including classroom teachers, ESL, Special Ed teachers, paras, & administrators) • Kits purchased = 230 kits purchased • Number of classrooms = 206 classrooms starting Fundations this year • Number of schools = 53 (total # of K-8 schools) schools 10
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Two Two-year ar pl plan to o increas ase e specia iali lize zed instruc uctio tion Professional SY Development Target Audience Number Trained Wilson Reading System Inclusion Specialists & Inclusion Teachers 30 Trained (10 schools) Wilson Certification Inclusion Specialists & Inclusion Teachers 1 per school (10 schools) 2016- 2017 Wilson Reading System Resource Room: Middle/ High (Cohort 1) 30 Orton-Gillingham Training Resource Room: Elementary (Cohort 1) 54 Wilson Reading System Resource Room: Middle/ High (Cohort 2) 30 Wilson Certification Resource Room: Middle/ High (Cohort 1 & 2) 25 Wilson Reading System Sub-Separate: Middle/ High (95) 30 2017 -2018 Orton-Gillingham Training Sub-separate: Elementary (50) 54 Orton-Gillingham Training Inclusion: Elementary (Cohort 1) (143) 54 11
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Dire rect t Su Supp ppor ort to Sc o Schoo ools Inclu lusiv sive e Supp ppor ort Teams Inclusive Support Teams will be assigned to TLTs to provide direct instructional and behavioral support to students, teachers, and schools. The goal is to ensure students are in the least restrictive environment. Teams will support schools with observations, development of intervention plans, modeling, data collection, and next steps planning. We have: • 8 teachers • 4 Community Field Coordinators 12
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Pro rofess ssio ional l Develo lopmen ent: : Incre rease se the quality ity of in inst stru ructi ctional al pro rogra rams • Special Education 101 • Using Data in Special Education Classroom & IEP Meetings • Teacher/Para Teams: How to effectively educate students • The Art of Effective IEP Team Meetings • Writing an IEP to Reflect Transition 13
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Student, nt, Family, Com ommunity y Engagem ement: nt: Embr bracing ing ou our r cultu tura rally lly and linguis uistica tically lly divers rse e com ommunity ty! Neighborhood outreach and workshops with families and CBOs in native language 1st Semester: Chinese, Haitian Creole, & Spanish 2nd Semester: Cape Verde, Spanish, & Vietnamese Topics: • Understanding Special Education Process • Understanding Your Child’s IEP • Transition Planning 14
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS EdPl Plan-Ea Easy sy IEP P Rol ollou out: t: Greater Gr r accessib ssibilit ility y for or a all • Benefits of System: – Flexibility in documenting services – IEP at a Glance available for all staff – Ability to scan and upload student documents – Better compliance monitoring • Key Dates: – Go Live 9/5 – Webinar for Principals 8/30 – Coordinator Trainings on 9/5 and 9/6 15
BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Tra ransi sitio tion: n: Be pre prepa pare red for or co colleg ege, e, care reer r and life • New Partnerships: – Marriott Foundation: Bridges From School to Work – Eye to Eye • Continuation of Partnerships: – Goodwill Industries, Work, Inc., Triangle, Inc., Jewish Vocational Services, Best Buddies, Special Olympics, You’re With US!, Taskforce for Boston Special Education Transition (B-SET) • Expanded Partnerships: – Wentworth Institute of Technology – Triangle: IMPACT:ability training & Transition to Successful Careers – Jewish Vocational Services Transitions to Work 16
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BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY18 Budget: Special Education FTE’s Salaries Personnel FTE (Excl. Benefits) Related Services 234.4 $21.3M One-to-one Paras 140 $5.0M Coverage Paras 20 $0.7M School-based Coordinators* 104.2 $9.9M Clerks 69.8 $2.7M ABA Specialists & BCBA’s 105 $5.9M EI Strand Coordinators & Clinicians* 46.5 $4.4M Central Office Administration 27.5 $2.5M 18 *Assigned centrally but reported on school budgets
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