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Special Education Annual Report Summary

Presented by: Superintendent Barbara A. Deane–Williams

• Dr. Carol A. Pallas, Chief Academic Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Schools

Scott M. Hoot Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administrative Services Jeffrey K. Henley Interim Executive Director for Instructional Technology and Strategic Initiatives

• Dr. Deborah A.

Hoeft Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Barbara Tomasso Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Jamie Warren Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Ed Kerkhoven Interim Pupil Personnel Services Director

Purpose of Summary

• How?
• Required Overview of the Special Education

Annual Report 2012-2013

• What?
• Overview of the Students with Disabilities

Academic Performance

• Where?
• Next Steps for Improved Student Performance

Overview Educational Disabilities

October 2012

• 1,401 Classified Students/11,622 Total District

Enrollment October 2011

• 1,347 Classified Students/12,680 Total District

Enrollment

*Data based on BEDS Report 10/12

Overview Educational Disabilities (cont’d.)

GCSD 2011

GCSD 2012

School-Age Students (K-12+)

10.7% 11.3%

Learning Disability

35.7% 33.9%

Other Health Impairment

31.2% 32.0%

Speech/Language

12.0% 11.7%

Program Delivery Sites

• Students with Disabilities served within

Greece Central School District-- 91.0%

• Students in BOCES Operated Classes--5.0%
• Students attending other public or private

agencies such as Hillside, Crestwood, Mary Cariola, etc.--3.0%

• Parentally Placed Students with Disabilities

within District boundaries (Parochial Schools)

• -1.0%

Special Education Service Providers Include:

• Special Education

Teachers

• Speech Pathologists
• Psychologists
• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Autism Specialists
• Audiologist
• Music Therapists
• Art Therapist
• Teachers of the Visually

Impaired

• Teachers of the

Deaf/Hearing Impaired

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Behavior Specialists
• Transition Specialist
• Orientation & Mobility

Summary of Greece Central School District Continuum of Services

• Consultant Teacher Services
• Related Services Only
• Resource Room
• Integrated Co-Teaching Services
• Special Classes
• 15:1, 12:1:1,12:1:3, 8:1:1, 6:1:1
• Transition Services
• Home and Hospital Instruction
• Residential Placements

School Budget Expenditures

School Budget expenditures are included in the report for the following areas:

• Instructional Salaries
• Non-Instructional Salaries
• Equipment and Supplies
• Contractual Services
• BOCES Services
• Tuition for Other Districts

AYP Status for Students with Disabilities Greece Central School District

The following schools did not meet AYP Status for Students with Disabilities in 2009-10 and/or 2010-11: Apollo Middle School Arcadia Middle School

ELA ELA

Athena High School Olympia High School ELA ELA Graduation Rates Math

AYP Status for Students with Disabilities Greece Central School District (cont’d.)

• Apollo Middle School, Arcadia Middle

School, Athena High School and Olympia High School have put a New York State Education Department (NYSED) required Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP) into place to increase staff development, curriculum support and instructional support for students and staff

Next Steps

Conduct a formal standards based program evaluation to study the methods and best practices to achieve the following:

• Improve student achievement using evidenced based

systems and identified metrics

• Assess progress of students using assessments and

data on a frequent basis to inform instruction and monitor individual students and to ensure least restrictive environment

• Continue with teaching and learning team reviews
• Continue to use assessments diagnostically in

conjunction with Response to Intervention (RtI)

• Increase professional development using research and

evidence based practices

Next Steps (cont’d.)

• Monitor utilization rate of teacher/student

caseloads to assure compliance with New York State Guidelines

• Review the service delivery models of

programs/services for students in and out of district placements to determine least restrictive environment

• Continue to review and monitor the effectiveness
• f the continuum of services/programs

Next Steps (cont’d.)

• Continue compliance with New York State

Education Plan/Laws and Regulations

• Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential

will replace the current IEP diploma (July 1, 2013)

• Expand options for students with disabilities to

graduate with a local high school diploma based on changes to the safety net options (January 20, 2013)

• Continue New York State Mandated Individual

Educational Plan (IEP) compliance

• Continue Medicaid compliance
• Utilize the input from the upcoming Special

Education Program Evaluation

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