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Special Education

January 2015

Presentation Overview:

• Special Education Statistics

Based on the Guiding Principles and Continuum

• f Services
• Special Education Costs
• Next Steps Moving Forward
• Panel Discussion – A Day in the Life of…..

Guiding Principles

• An obligation to provide the Least Restrictive Environment

(LRE) by considering all available programs/services within general and special education.

• A need to offer a consistent continuum of services and

instructional approaches, K–12.

• A commitment to fostering independent learners through a

gradual release of responsibility.

• A regular review of both the program and services to assess
• verall effectiveness.

Continuum of Special Services

Least Restrictive Most Restrictive

Related Services (no minimum time amount required) Consultant Teacher Services (minimum of 2 hours weekly) Resource Room Program(minimum of 3 hours weekly Resource Room/Consultant Teacher (minimum

• f 3 hours combined)

Integrated Co-teaching Services (all or part of the school) Special Class(all or part of the school day) Out-of-District Placement

Special Education Faculty 2014-2015 School Year (In–District)

• Primrose

7 special education teachers 1.5 school psychologists 2.8 speech language providers 17 teaching assistants/aides

• SMS

12.8 special education teachers 1.4 school psychologists 1.6 speech language providers 16 teaching assistants/aides

 SIS

11.4 special education teachers 1.5 school psychologists 2.6 speech language providers 18 teaching assistants/aides

 SHS

11 special education teachers 2 school psychologists 1 speech language provider 12.5 teaching assistants/aides

 District-wide

2.8 occupational therapy providers 1.0 physical therapy provider 2.0 social workers 1.0 Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Classified Students District-wide

Classified by Building

2012-13 2013-14 2014-2015

Grade

Classified

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Total Enrollment

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Primrose 76 79 73 K 1 2 22 25 20 26 21 26 28 33 27 692 637 585 SIS 127 128 125 3 4 5 38 35 40 38 44 42 51 49 43 782 775 752 SMS 108 119 139 6 7 8 42 48 49 27 42 49 39 29 41 808 815 820 SHS 159 156 143 9 10 11 12 37 37 31 39 38 35 40 38 37 39 39 40 1085 1093 1113

Totals

Ungraded 4 13 4 470 491 484 3415 3367 3270

Classification Within District and OOD (Out of District Placement)

2012-13 2013-2014 2014-2015

Number of classified students in-district: 470 491 484 Number of classified students placed out-of-district: 24 22 22 Total 494 513 506

Classification by Category District-wide 2013-2014 2014-2015

Autism (46 students) - 9% Autism (42) - 8% Emotional Disturbance (15) - 3% Emotional Disturbance (11) -2% Learning Disabilities (227) - 43% Learning Disabled (210) - 42% Other Health Impaired (121) - 22% Other Health Impaired (125) - 25% Sp/ Language Impaired (105)–20% Sp/ Language Impaired(111) - 22% Other (OI,MD, TBI, VI ) (14)- 3% Other (OI, MD, TBI,VI) (7) - 1%

Classification Rates for Students with Disabilities

Somers Schools

2007-08 11.0% 2008-09 11.1% 2009-10 11.2% 2010-11 11.4% 2011-12 11.6% 2012-13 12.2%

Districts State-wide

12.9% 13.0% 13.2% 13.0% 12.8% 13.1%

State Approved Private Placements

Cerebral Palsy of Westchester Crotched Mountain Foundations Behavioral Health Facility Green Chimney John A. Coleman School Westbrook Preparatory Westchester Exceptional Children

State Approved Public Placements

Bedford CSD Eastchester CSD

BOCES Programs

CLASS (Collaborative/Language/Academic/Social Skills) – Austin School BOCES Rockland – Jesse Kaplan School LC (Learning Center) - Walden/Fox Meadow (8:1:1) MD (Multiply Disabled) - Pinesbridge

Out-of-District Placement/Private Schools 9 Students/Cost range from $37,000 to $128,000 Total Cost for OOD/Private Schools - $594,000 Out-of-District Placement/Public Schools 4 Students/Cost ranges from $58,000 to $101,000 Total Cost for OOD/Public Schools - $277,000 Out-of-District/PNW/SWBOCES 9 Students/Cost ranges from $65,000 to $185,000 Total Cost for PWN/SWBOCES Programs – $1,024,000 Approximate cost range for students placed out-of-district: $37,000 - $185,000 per student

Somers CSD Private Excess Cost Aid

(Approved Private Placements)

Private Excess Cost Aid For the High Cost Students 2012-13 School Year 2013-2014 School Year 2014-2015 School Year Private Excess Cost Aid Ratio 76% 76% 77% Cost Threshold or School District Basic Contribution $20,478 $21,268 $22,098 Aidable High Cost $284,029 $221,343 $285,875 Private Excess Cost Aid (District gets Back) $215,294 $168,664 $220,410

Somers CSD Public Excess Cost Aid

(PNWBOCES/SWBOCES/Approved Public Schools)

Public Excess Cost Aid For the High Cost Students 2012-2013 School Year 2013-2014 School Year 2014-2015 School Year Public Excess Cost Aide Ratio 25% 25% 25% Cost Threshold or School District Basic Contribution $50,124 $47,097 $47,484 Aidable High Cost $568,107 $573,941 $733,408 High Cost Apportionment $142,027 $143,486 $183,352

Next Steps Moving Forward…

CSE Considerations for the Annual Review Process

• Disabilities of the 2015-16 incoming kindergartners currently

classified Preschoolers with a Disability are significant (25 identified Preschoolers with a Disability).

• Identification of the students to be considered for the new State

credentials.

• Needs of whole child across the district and region:
• The student’s social emotional needs including school phobia and high

levels of anxiety continue to rise resulting in multiple hospitalizations.

Next Steps Moving Forward…Program Projections

• Consider Out of District placed students to return to district-created

programs that would appropriately support their needs.

• Plan and prepare for the incoming kindergarteners who may require a

more restrictive environment. Consider an ABA based program based

• n the needs. Increase occupational therapy district –wide to address

the high sensory needs.

• Plan for a TSP (Transitional Support Program) to support the fragile

child at the middle school to mirror the same type of program implemented this year at the high school. Increase current number of school psychologists to support the TSP program at the middle school along with an additional 1.0 teaching assistant.

• Create a .4 Work–based Learning Specialist position to oversee the

necessary requirements of the new credentials approved through the State (Career Development and Occupational Studies Commencement Credential and Student Achievement Commencement Credential) to replace the IEP Diploma that was phased out.

Special Education Faculty 2015-2016 School Year (In–District)

• Primrose

7 special education teachers 1.5 school psychologists 2.8 speech language providers 17 teaching assistants/aides

• SMS

12.8 special education teachers 2 school psychologists* 1.6 speech language providers 17 teaching assistants/aides*

 SIS

11.4 special education teachers 1.5 school psychologists 2.6 speech language providers 18 teaching assistants/aides

 SHS

11 special education teachers 2 school psychologists 1 speech language provider 12.5 teaching assistants/aides

 District-wide

3 occupational therapy providers* 1.0 physical therapy provider 2.0 social workers 1.0 Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Questions?