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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
• ften 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

• ur services and programs for students