The Special Education District of Lake County Programs and Services 2017-18
SEDOL was Organized in 1960 20 Founding School Districts Twenty Lake County Districts joined together in 1960 to serve students with special needs
57 YEARS LATER SEDOL is the largest Special Education Cooperative in Illinois with 31 Member Districts
SEDOL’S MISSION EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS SEDOL’S VISION ALL LEARNERS TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE AND HEALTHY LIVES
Organizational Chart The Special Education District of Lake County Governing Board The Governing Board is composed of one board of education member from each member district Executive Board 4 Governing Board Members, 4 Member District Superintendents and the Lake County Regional Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Carey McHugh Mrs. Joanne Osmond Governing Board President Executive Board President Central Administration SEDOL Leadership Team
SEDOL TODAY In 2017-2018 SEDOL provides daily services for approximately 830 students with moderate, severe and profound disabilities
Budget Summary 2017-2018 Revenue $15,561,420 Beginning Fund Balance Budgeted Revenues $39,922,420 61.62% Local Sources Flow-Through $12,000,000 18.52% $4,607,800 7.11% State Sources Federal Sources $8,262,000 12.75% $64,792,220 100.00% Total Revenues
Budget Summary 2017-2018 Expenses Budgeted Expenses $27,357,575 39.84% Instruction $28,123,617 40.95% Support Services Community Service $40,000 .06% $12,225,000 17.80% Payments to Districts Debt Service - ST Deb $925,500 1.35% $68,671,692 100.00% Total Expenses $11,681,948 Ending Fund Balance
Building-Based Programs Serving Approximately 635 Students John Powers Center Laremont School Grayslake North HS DHH 54 Students 170 Students Gages Lake School Transition Program 163 Students 110 Students ROE Safe School Cyd Lash Academy 65 Students 130 Students
Sector Programs 26 Classrooms in Member District Schools Serving Approximately 195 Students Educational Life Skills Vision Resource (ELS) (VI) 80 Students 4 Students Teaching Appropriate Early Childhood Behaviors (TAB) (ECH) 14 Students 7 Students Language & Social Skills Opportunities (LASSO 2) 85 Students
Itinerant Services Orientation and Mobility Transitional LASSO Bilingual (TPI) Hearing Visually Impaired
Contractual Services Adaptive Physical Private Placement Education Assistive Technology Diagnostic Early Childhood Vocational Services Assessment Team (ECAT) Autism Itinerant Services Related Services Psychology Social Worker Hearing Itinerant Speech/Language Services Therapy Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Nursing Audiology
Professional Development ● Discipline based staff During the 2016-17 school development year, close to 800 member ● Long term/comprehensive district staff participated in training/coaching ● Professional Learning staff development trainings Communities at SEDOL. ● Outside conference opportunities
SEDOL Assessments ● Statewide Assessments ● Progress Monitoring ● Formative Assessments ● Summative Assessments
Assessment Define Problem Evaluate Problem Solving Evaluate Analyze Method Develop a Plan
Laremont School ELP Program: Exploring, Learning, Participating Laremont School provides students ages 3 to 22 years old with a therapeutic approach to learning. Current Enrollment Approximately 126 Students 19 Classrooms Ages 3 - 22
Laremont School LASSO 3 Program Language and Social Skills Highly Structured 1:1 Support Opportunities Current Enrollment 47 Students 8 Classrooms Ages 3 - 22
Gages Lake School Our Vision: To create a caring community that nurtures and fosters positive academic, social, emotional, and behavioral success for our students Emotional Disability Shaping Appropriate (ED) Program Behaviors (SAB) Program 141 Students 26 Students Early Childhood-6th grade Kindergarten - Transition 19 classrooms 5 classrooms
Cyd Lash Academy A Therapeutic School Serving 139 Students in Grades 7 - 12 Cyd Lash utilizes the Circle of Courage philosophy whereby staff members help meet student needs in the areas of Belonging, Independence, Mastery, and Generosity We Specialize in Behavior Management, Social Skill Development, Mental Health Management, PPC Group Treatment, and Peer Conflict Management
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Building Programs Itinerant Services Powers Center Enrollment GNHS Enrollment Serving SEDOL 55 Students 13 Students Member Districts 7 Classrooms 2 Classrooms Pre-school - Pre K - 12th Grade 9th - 12th Grade Transition
LASSO 1 and LASSO Itinerant Program LASSO 1 Program Powers Center Enrollment 12 Students 3 Classrooms K - 8th Grade LASSO Itinerants Serving SEDOL Member Districts Pre-school - Transition
EC - TAB - ELS Teaching Appropriate Educational Life Skills Early Childhood Behaviors Program for students whose behavioral/emotional needs affect their education. ● Grades 2-8 ● 2 Classes ● 14 Students Functional life skills program Language based program for for students with moderate students ages 3-5 in the AM. to severe cognitive abilities ● 1 Class grades K-12. ● 7 Students ● 9 Classes ● 80 Students
LASSO 2 Language Skills ● Early Childhood- High 13 Classrooms School 93 Students ● 93 Early Childhood- Lorem ipsum congue Students High School tempus ● 13 Classroom Highly s Social Skills Structured
Regional Safe School Program of Lake County Our Goals ● Provide techniques to improve decision-making skills ● Increase regular school attendance ● Continue academic performance ● Transition successfully to the home school, work, and/or other placements Students We Serve: ● Grades 6 - 12 ● Multiple suspensions ● Eligible for expulsion ● Expelled from school
SEDOL Transition Program Programs to Prepare Young Adults to Become Participating Members of Their Communities Enrollment: Serving approximately 126 young adults with disabilities ages 18-22 Focus: To promote a cooperative, instructional partnership among family, school, community, and adult service agencies Program Components ➢ Independent Living ➢ Communication ➢ Emotional Regulation ➢ Post Secondary Learning ➢ Employment Skills ➢ Money Management ➢ Advocacy ➢ Volunteering ➢ Entrepreneurship
Vocational Services VOCATIONAL SERVICES ❖ Career Exploration ❖ Career Preparation & Training ❖ Resume Building ❖ Interviewing Process Preparation ❖ Job Advocacy ❖ Job Search/Application Process ❖ Job Placement VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS ❖ Community Work Training ❖ DRS ❖ Vocational Discovery ❖ EXPLORE Program ❖ College First/College Plus ❖ Vocational Assessment ❖ Job Track ❖ Project Search
Speech and Language Department Services include SLPs utilize a variety programming and of techniques and implementation of materials needed to augmentative 21 Full time SLPs develop and execute communication systems 6 Part time SLPs therapy in an appropriate and Develop digital visual beneficial manner . supports for instruction
Audiology Department ➢ Over 1500 contact activities annually for students with hearing needs. ➢ The majority of these activities support general education students within our Member Districts and include: Assessment Technology ~Audiological ~Maintain SEDOL ~Hearing Aid and Member District FM/DM ~APD Evaluation Cochlear Implant inventory -FM/DM Program ~Evaluation and troubleshooting of all CI processors ~Coordinated care with CI centers The Audiology Department keeps an extensive loaner library that is available for immediate replacement of lost or damaged equipment and external components.
Early Childhood Assessment Team Play-Based Assessment Includes ● Pre-academic skills ● Problem solving skills ● Sensory & Motor skills ● Social emotional skills ● Speech & Language skills ● Hearing ● Vision ● Bilingual evaluations Our Highly Specialized Team ● School Psychologist ● Occupational or Physical Therapist ● Speech Language Pathologist ● Social Worker ● Certified School Nurse ● Audiologist ● Vision Technician or Specialist
SEDOL Nursing Department As the complexity of students’ health needs have increased, so have the demands placed on the school and school nursing. ➔ 15 - 1:1 Nurses ➔ 10 - School Office Nurses ➔ 2 - Transition Program Nurses ➔ 2 - Sector Nurses ➔ 1 - Mobility Nurse ➔ 1 - Nurse Coordinator/ECAT/Contract Requests A strong relationship exists between the health of students and their capacity to succeed in school. A coordinated health program must be an integral part of what the school does to help support their students.
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