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SPECIAL EDUCATION

Cindie Neilson Assistant Superintendent

Presentation to School Committee September 6, 2017

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.

Students with Disabilities (SWD) represent approximately 19.5% of the 56,333 students enrolled in BPS. Approximately one-third of BPS SWD are also English Learners (EL SWD).

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Source: MA SIMS, as of October 1, 2016. Does not include students enrolled in Horace Mann Charter Schools. Includes students in out-of-district special education placements.

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Source: BPS Office of Data and Accountability and MA DESE

Note: rates reflect the 4-year cohort graduation rate.

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.. ...w .while le annual l dro ropo pout ra rates s are re de decre reasin sing. g.

All SWD EL SWD All Inclusive settings (.1, .2 and .3) Full Inclusion (.3) Substantially Separate (.4) N Rate N Rate N Rate N Rate N Rate 2013-14 3480 5.5% 791 5.1% 1739 4.7% 184 3.3% 1741 6.4% 2014-15 3465 5.5% 822 6.3% 1800 5.2% 250 1.2% 1665 5.9% 2015-16 3452 5.2% 811 5.7% 1861 4.8% 318 3.1% 1591 5.7%

Source: BPS Office of Data and Accountability

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Expanding inclusive supports, as well as ABA services

• 69 FTE increase in school-based staff focused on Inclusion
• $2.8M of flexible inclusive support in schools, in line with WSF values

and principal flexibility

• 7 FTE ABA specialists and 1 High School ABA Program Director added,

funded via contract line

• Last year’s increased investment in Transition, level-funded at $1.7M
• Districtwide program budget (All Funds) increased by 2% from $259M

(FY17) to $267M (FY18)

• Out-of-district placements, 1.5% OSD increase, total $36.1M

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FY18 Bu Budget Hi Highligh lights ts

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To ensure all students have a strong foundation in decoding. To strengthen our data to be able to make more accurate special education referrals. Roll-out details:

• Teachers trained = 252 teachers were trained (including classroom

teachers, ESL, Special Ed teachers, paras, & administrators)

• Kits purchased = 230 kits purchased
• Number of classrooms = 206 classrooms starting Fundations this

year

• Number of schools = 53 (total # of K-8 schools) schools

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SY Professional Development Target Audience Number Trained 2016- 2017 Wilson Reading System Inclusion Specialists & Inclusion Teachers 30 Trained (10 schools) Wilson Certification Inclusion Specialists & Inclusion Teachers 1 per school (10 schools) Wilson Reading System Resource Room: Middle/ High (Cohort 1) 30 Orton-Gillingham Training Resource Room: Elementary (Cohort 1) 54 2017 -2018 Wilson Reading System Resource Room: Middle/ High (Cohort 2) 30 Wilson Certification Resource Room: Middle/ High (Cohort 1 & 2) 25 Wilson Reading System Sub-Separate: Middle/ High (95) 30 Orton-Gillingham Training Sub-separate: Elementary (50) 54 Orton-Gillingham Training Inclusion: Elementary (Cohort 1) (143) 54

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Inclusive Support Teams will be assigned to TLTs to provide direct instructional and behavioral support to students, teachers, and

• schools. The goal is to ensure students are in the least restrictive
• environment. Teams will support schools with observations,

development of intervention plans, modeling, data collection, and next steps planning. We have:

• 8 teachers
• 4 Community Field Coordinators

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• Special Education 101
• Using Data in Special Education Classroom & IEP

Meetings

• Teacher/Para Teams: How to effectively educate

students

• The Art of Effective IEP Team Meetings
• Writing an IEP to Reflect Transition

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Neighborhood outreach and workshops with families and CBOs in native language 1st Semester: Chinese, Haitian Creole, & Spanish 2nd Semester: Cape Verde, Spanish, & Vietnamese Topics:

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

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• Benefits of System:

–Flexibility in documenting services –IEP at a Glance available for all staff –Ability to scan and upload student documents –Better compliance monitoring

• Key Dates:

– Go Live 9/5 – Webinar for Principals 8/30 – Coordinator Trainings on 9/5 and 9/6

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• New Partnerships:

– Marriott Foundation: Bridges From School to Work – Eye to Eye

• Continuation of Partnerships:

– Goodwill Industries, Work, Inc., Triangle, Inc., Jewish Vocational Services, Best Buddies, Special Olympics, You’re With US!, Taskforce for Boston Special Education Transition (B-SET)

• Expanded Partnerships:

– Wentworth Institute of Technology – Triangle: IMPACT:ability training & Transition to Successful Careers – Jewish Vocational Services Transitions to Work

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APPENDIX

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FY18 Budget: Special Education FTE’s

Personnel FTE Salaries (Excl. Benefits)

Related Services 234.4 $21.3M One-to-one Paras 140 $5.0M Coverage Paras 20 $0.7M School-based Coordinators* 104.2 $9.9M Clerks 69.8 $2.7M ABA Specialists & BCBA’s 105 $5.9M EI Strand Coordinators & Clinicians* 46.5 $4.4M Central Office Administration 27.5 $2.5M

*Assigned centrally but reported on school budgets