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North Carolina Departm ent of Public I nstruction Overview

LRC COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) Bill Hussey Director, Exceptional Children Division February 6, 2018

EDUCATIONAL DEFINITION OF IDD

I ntellectual Disabilities:

• Significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that adversely

affects a child’s educational performance existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period.

 Mild  Moderate  Severe

Developm ental Disabilities:

• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) does not include a

Developmental Disabilities category of eligibility.

• IDEA Eligibility categories that may serve students with chronic conditions

that are due to mental or physical impairments include:

 Multiple Disabilities  Orthopedic I m pairm ents  Other Health I m paired  Deaf-Blindness

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Existing Program s and Supports

Services and supports that assist students in transitioning to college and/ or career are: – Identified in the student’s Individual Education Program (IEP) which also includes their individualized Secondary Transition Plan beginning at age 14 in North Carolina – Directly linked to assisting the student in reaching their Post Secondary Goals (Education/ Training, Employment, Independent Living Skills) as documented in their Secondary Transition Plan

Existing Program s and Supports

Services and supports that assist students in transitioning to college and/ or career may include: – Occupational Course of Study (OCS) Pathway

• School Based Enterprises and Work-Based Experiences

– Related Services: Speech-Language, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy – Deaf-Blind Project

• Work-Based Experiences

– Career and Technical Education (CTE)

• Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeships

– Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

• WIOA initiatives
• Third Party Cooperative Agreements

– Community Colleges (CC)

• Project SEARCH

Funding

Federal IDEA Funds are used to supplement, not supplant, state and local funding and may include:

• PRC 049 IDEA Part B 691 Grant (PreK)
• PRC 060 IDEA Part B 611 Grant (School-Aged)
• PRC 070 IDEA Coordinated Early Intervening Services
• PRC 082 NC State Improvement Project
• PRC 114 Risk Pool
• PRC 118 Related Services
• PRC 119 Preschool Projects

Educational Cost

COST Current Allotment for All SWD

(Per Student)

$4,125 Estimated Educational Cost: Intellectual Disability- Moderate and Severe $20,000/student Total Statewide (# 5277) Cost Estimate Intellectual Disability- Moderate and Severe $1,055,400

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