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Bo a rd o f E duc a tio n Pre se nta tio n F ina l Re po rt: Spe c ia l E duc a tio n

I nde pe nde nt E xte rna l Co nsulta nts

Ga il Ma ng s Ma ria Syno di

Appr e c iation and T hanks

 We g re a tly a ppre c ia te the pa rtic ipa tio n o f the Distric t

pa re nts a nd sta ff.

 We a re tha nkful tha t in o rde r to te ll the ir sto ry, pa re nts a nd

sta ff truste d us to ke e p stude nt, pa re nt a nd sta ff fe e db a c k c o nfide ntia l.

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he info rma tio n sha re d b y the pa rtic ipa nts wa s e sse ntia l a nd g re a tly c o ntrib ute d to wha t we we re a b le to le a rn a b o ut the Distric t, its stude nts, fa milie s a nd sta ff. - T he F ina l Re po rt is a me a ning ful a nd re pre se nta tive re fle c tio n o f the ir inva lua b le c o ntrib utio ns.

 T

ha nk Yo u!

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Impe tus for Spe c ial E duc ation Re vie w: Par e nt E xpr e ssions of Conc e r n

 Ab ility to De live r a Spe c ia lize d Re a ding Pro g ra m  Ce rtific a tio n o f Sta ff to De live r a Spe c ia lize d Re a ding

Pro g ra m (e .g ., Wilso n a nd/ o r Orto n Gilling ha m)

 Co nfide ntia lity o f Stude nt I

nfo rma tio n

 Pa re nts a s Pa rtne rs in the Pla nning a nd Pla c e me nt

T e a m (PPT ) pro c e ss a nd the de ve lo pme nt o f a n I ndividua lize d E duc a tio n Pro g ra m (I E P)

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Spe c ial E duc ation Re vie w

 Oc c urre d b e twe e n Oc to b e r 29 to No ve mb e r 30, 2018

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nfo rma tio n Ob ta ine d F ro m:

• T

wo Pa re nt F

• rums
• One Distric t Administra to r F
• rum
• One Ce ntra l Offic e F
• rum
• One Distric t Sta ff F
• rum
• Pa re nt Surve y
• Distric t Sta ff Surve y
• One -to -One Disc ussio ns with Pa re nts, Sta ff

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Par tic ipation of Par e nts and Staff

 F

• rums
• 37 Pa rtic ipa ting Pa re nts
• 111 Pa rtic ipa ting Sta ff

 Surve ys

• 155 Re spo nding Pa re nts
• 361 Re spo nding Sta ff

 A to ta l o f 1,795 c o mme nts: 563 fro m pa re nts a nd 1,232

fro m sta ff

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Ac c olade s for the Distr ic t

• Sta ff a nd F

a milie s’ Ac kno wle dg e me nt o f the Distric t’ s skillful a nd c a ring :

• Ge ne ra l E

duc a tio n T e a c he rs

• Spe c ia l E

duc a tio n T e a c he rs

• Re la te d Se rvic e Sta ff
• Pa ra pro fe ssio na ls
• Administra to rs

“ T

he Distr ic t has a tr e me ndous amount

• f e xtr

e me ly de dic ate d, loving, tale nte d, qualifie d te ac he r s and othe r staff that I will for e ve r be gr ate ful to.”

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L ayout of the F inal Re por t

Ba c kg ro und I

nfo rma tio n

Co nte xt – Da ta Pro file , Da ta Histo ry Me tho ds Utilize d to Co lle c t I

nfo rma tio n

Pa rtic ipa nts Ana lysis o f Pa re nt a nd Sta ff Re spo nse s Re c o mme nda tio ns

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Appe ndic e s in the F inal Re por t

 Appe ndix A: Pa re nt Surve y

 Appe ndix B: Sta ff Surve y  Appe ndix C: Po we r Po int fo r Pa re nts  Appe ndix D: Po we r Po int fo r Sta ff  Appe ndix E

: Da ta fro m Pa re nt Surve y

 Appe ndix F

: Da ta fro m Sta ff Surve y

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Analysis of Pr

• gr

ams, Pr ac tic e s and Pe r c e ptions – Ide ntifie d Ar e as

 Spe c ia lize d Re a ding Pro g ra ms a nd Sta ff

 Co nfide ntia lity  Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt/ T

ra ining

 Sta ffing

T

e a c he rs a nd Pa ra pro fe ssio na ls

Oc c upa tio na l T

he ra py

Stude nt Suppo rt Sta ff

 Pla nning a nd Pla c e me nt T

e a m (PPT ) a nd I ndividua lize d E duc a tio n Pro g ra m (I E P)

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Re c omme ndations in the Re por t

Re vie w o f Distric t Po lic ie s, Pra c tic e s & Pro c e dure s in the fo llo wing a re a s a re re c o mme nde d:

 Spe c ia lize d Re a ding Pro g ra ms a nd Ce rtifie d Sta ff  Co nfide ntia lity  Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt, T

ra ining

 Sta ffing L

e ve ls

 Pla nning a nd Pla c e me nt T

e a m (PPT ) a nd I ndividua lize d E duc a tio n Pro g ra ms (I E P)

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Contac t Infor mation

Gail Mangs

E xte rna l Co nsulta nt g a ilka ne llma ng s@ g ma il.c o m

Mar ia Synodi

E xte rna l Co nsulta nt syno dim@ g ma il.c o m

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