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Ne wto wn Pub lic Sc ho o ls 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.  T 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! 2

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) 3

duc ation Re vie w Spe c ial E  Oc c urre d b e twe e n Oc to b e r 29 to No ve mb e r 30, 2018  I nfo rma tio n Ob ta ine d F ro m:  T wo Pa re nt F o rums  One Distric t Administra to r F o rum  One Ce ntra l Offic e F o rum  One Distric t Sta ff F o rum  Pa re nt Surve y  Distric t Sta ff Surve y  One -to -One Disc ussio ns with Pa re nts, Sta ff 4

Par tic ipation of Par e nts and Staff  F o 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 5

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 of 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.” 6

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 7

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 8

Analysis of Pr ogr 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) 9

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) 10

Contac t Infor mation Gail Mangs Mar ia Synodi E xte rna l Co nsulta nt E xte rna l Co nsulta nt g a ilka ne llma ng s@ g ma il.c o m syno dim@ g ma il.c o m 11