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SPECIAL EDUCATION

Cindie Neilson Assistant Superintendent

Presentation to School Committee April 10, 2019

Special Education Vision

Our students have equitable opportunities to engage in innovative, high quality instruction in the least restrictive environment, empowering each youth to achieve at high levels leading to post- secondary success.

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Quality of Instructional Supports & Services Identification & Placement Equity & Accountability (Compliance) Transition Services Students, Family, and Community Engagement

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Source: MA SIMS, as of October 1 of each school year. Does not include students enrolled in Horace Mann Charter Schools. Separate school includes students enrolled in BPS public day schools and students in out-of-district special education placements.

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Classroom Type* and No. of Classes for 2018-2019 ABA-based 106 Mild Intellectual Impairment 32 Early Childhood Center-Based 26 Moderate Intellectual Impairment 38 Early Childhood Inclusion 69 Multiple Disabilities 17 Emotional Impairment 62 Physical Impairment 7 Emotional Impairment - Internalizing 8 Severe Multiple Disabilities 3 Inclusion 479 Specific Learning Disabilities 83 Total: 930 classrooms * Does not include classrooms at the separate day schools (Carter, Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, or McKinley)

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Source: MA SIMS, as of October 1, 2018. Does not include students enrolled in Horace Mann Charter Schools. Includes students in

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“Districts have an obligation to:

• locate and evaluate students with disabilities enrolled by

their parents in private schools located within the district, and

• to calculate and spend a proportionate share of federal

special education (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

• r IDEA) grant funds providing equitable services for these

students. Privately-enrolled students include students at secular, non- secular, and independent schools, and home-schooled students.”

(IDEA Proportionate Share Quick Reference Guide, 2018)

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• To ensure all students have a strong foundation in language

and decoding skills

• To strengthen our data to be able to make more accurate

special education referrals

• As of February 1, 2019 we have trained 405 teachers in

Fundations

• Average decrease of 19% special education referrals in

grades K2-2.

• In the past three school years, we have trained or certified

342 teachers in Wilson or Orton-Gillingham

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• Collaboration between the team and classroom teachers
• Assigned to 20 specific schools to offer weekly support to

classrooms and schools

• Supports including developing strategies in academics,

behavior, and/or social skills for individuals, small group, or whole classroom

• Goal of the team is to support schools and students in being

educated in the least restrictive environment

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Pro rofess ssio ional l Develo lopmen ent: : Incre rease se the quality ity of in inst stru ructi ctional al pro rogra rams

Setting the Stage for Learning Transitional Planning for Student Success Understanding the Special Education Process Understanding and Building Students’ Executive Functioning Skills Understanding Student Disability UDL Practices for Station-Based Learning Accessing Focus Curricula (K2-2) for Students with Disabilities Student Data for Progress Monitoring, Planning and Intervening Writing Common Core Standards-Based IEP Goals and Objectives

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Neighborhood outreach with CBOs for parent/family workshops in collaboration with the Federation for Children With Special Needs. Topics:

• Understanding the Special Education Process
• Understanding Your Child’s IEP
• Transition Planning

Timeline/Language:

• Spring 2019: Chinese, Haitian Creole & Spanish
• Fall: 2019 Cape Verdean, Spanish, & Vietnamese

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Benefits of EdPlan: – Flexibility in documenting services – IEP at a Glance available for all staff – Ability to scan and upload student documents – Better compliance monitoring – Record of communication and outreach to families – EdPlan Connect (Parent Portal)

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External Partnerships

Taskforce for Boston Special Education Transition (B-SET) Wentworth Institute of Technology Goodwill Industries Triangle: IMPACT:ability Work, Inc. Jewish Vocational Services Transitions to Work Triangle, Inc. Eye to Eye Best Buddies You’re with Us! Special Olympics Marriott Foundation : Bridges From School to Work

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FY20 Budget Highlights:

★ 7 ABA specialists, 1 ABA Program Director, and $221K in ABA contracts ★ 6-member team to provide services to eligible students on IEPs at private/parochial schools ★ 1 leadership role in central office focused on School Supports ★ Stipends to allow school-based Special Education Coordinators to receive mentoring and guidance from peers

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FY20 Budget: Special Education FTE’s

Personnel - All positions are funded outside WSF FTE Salaries Related Services 269.3 $25.4M One-to-one Paras 152 $5.5M Coverage Paras 30 $1.1M School-based Coordinators *primarily on school budgets,with some central 110.4 $10.5M Inclusion Support Team 15.2 1.4M Early Childhood Team 4 $.4M Transition Team 10 $.9M Clerks 77.8 $3.4M ABA Specialists & BCBA’s 127 $7.1M EI Strand Coordinators & Clinicians *on school budgets 46.5 $4.7M Central Office Administration 22.5 $3M

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QUESTIONS?

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APPENDIX

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SY 20 2018-2019 019 Students nts With Disa sabi biliti lities es Po Popu pulatio ion

Source: MA SIMS, as of October 1 of each school year. Does not include students enrolled in Horace Mann Charter Schools. Separate school includes students enrolled in BPS public day schools and students in out-of-district special education placements.

Students with Disabilities (SWD) represent approximately 20% of students enrolled in BPS.

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SY 20 2018-2019 019 Students nts With Disa sabi biliti lities es Po Popu pulatio ion

Source: MA SIMS, as of October 1 of each school year. Does not include students enrolled in Horace Mann Charter Schools. Separate school includes students enrolled in BPS public day schools and students in out-of-district special education placements.

Students with Disabilities (SWD) represent approximately 20% of students enrolled in

• BPS. Approximately one-third of BPS SWD are also English Learners (EL SWD).