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Special Student Services

Special Student Services • Special Education – services for students with disabilities who need specially designed instruction • 504 – providing supports that prevent discrimination based on a disability 2

Program Objectives • Meeting Individual Needs • Achieving College and Career Readiness • Assuring the Rights of Students with Disabilities 3

Growth Goals 2016-2017 • Double Digit Student Gains in all Content Areas • Effective Campus Support • Instructional Settings to Meet Needs • 100% Compliant with Timelines and State and Federal Expectations 4

DRIVE

DATA R I V E

Primary Disability 2016 2017 Increase Total 4,076 4,333 257 Speech Impairment (SI) 1,341 1,352 11 Learning Disability (LD) 1,118 1,115 -3 AuAsm (AU) 793 898 105 Other Health Impairment (OHI) 305 354 49 Intellectual Disability (ID) 241 274 33 EmoAonal Disturbance (ED) 109 152 43 Non-categorical Early Childhood (NCEC) ages 3-5 52 60 8 Auditory Impairment (AI) 51 53 2 Orthopedic Impairment (OI) 30 33 3 Visual Impairment (VI) 21 22 1 TraumaAc Brain Injury (TBI) 10 14 4 Deaf-Blind (DB) 5 6 1

DATA 4333 = 11.03% R Students with Disabilities I 3074 = 71% V Speech Impairment E

S 16-17 15-16 14-15 Campus Staff (Teachers/ T Aides) 503.1 490.65 483.5 4% A Support Staff (SLPs, DiagnosAcians, OTs, PTs, 126 125 124.5 1% LSSPs) F Students in SPED 4333 4085 4053 6% F 9

DATA 504 Students R September 2016 1,741 4.5% I January 2017 1,860 4.7% V June 2017 projecAon 2,000 5.1% 3-year projecAon 2,750 7% E 5-year projecAon 4,000 10%

DATA Students IdenCfied Students Receiving MTA with Dyslexia IntervenCon R 1,376 (3.34 %) 927 Elementary-756 Elementary- 745 I Secondary-620 Secondary - 186 V 504 - 494 Special EducaAon - 433 E Students Served in a Program Other than MTA SPED - 17

DRIVE Students IdenCfied with Dyslexia K-12 1600 1376 1400 1167 1200 952 1000 742 800 600 400 200 0 Totals for 2013-14 Totals for 2014-15 Totals for 2015-16 Totals for 2016-17

DATA R Data meetings at Elementary I DRIVE Summits at Secondary V STAAR Alt Data Training E Reading Performance

D Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum I V E

Reading FoundaAon Specific Content Learning Curriculum Needs

G S E P N E E C R I A A L L E E D D U U C C A Less restricAve More RestricAve A T T I I O O N N

G S E P N E E C R I A A L L E E D D U U C C A A T T I I O O Less restricAve More RestricAve N N

D R Innovative Instruction V E

D High Yield for High Impact R I Behavior Management V EvaluaAon E Best pracAces in Services

D R I Valuable PD E

281 Sessions Curriculum and Strategies to Evaluation and Compliance Special Ed, General Ed, Counselors, and Administrators DWD, After School, Lunch & Learns, Technology Valuable PD

DRIVE Effective Leadership

Effective Leadership Today Focus on Students and Campus Needs – Reorganized – Aligned Staff Vertically – Partnered Across Services Teams

Organizational Structure M. Duston Dr. K. Gray-Smith K. Hodge A. Linn Director Director Director Director • Pearce Area • Pearce Area • Berkner Area • Richardson Area Elementary Support Secondary Support Support Support • Speech Services (70 • EvaluaAon (41 • Secondary • Preschool Program SLPs) evaluators) Curriculum and for Children with InstrucAon DisabiliAes • Child Find EvaluaAon • Campus Behavior Curriculum and and Mental Health • Specialized • Compliance and ARD InstrucAon Support Classrooms – FacilitaAon Behavior and AuAsm • Elementary • Compliance and Curriculum and Data Management • Visual Impairment InstrucAon Services • OccupaAonal and • In-Home/Parent Physical Therapy Training Support Services 24

Organizational Structure J. Walker A. Zornig S. Suess S. Simpson Director Director Director Director • Lake Highlands Area • 504 Services • Dyslexia EvaluaAon • Health Services Support and InstrucAonal • RTI Development Services • Specialized and Support Classrooms – • Homebound AdapAve Classrooms Services • Professional Development CoordinaAon • State Assessment Management • TransiAon Services 25

Effective Leadership in the Future Focus on Students and Campus Needs • Supporting an RTI Model Focused on Students • Training for Specific Needs of Students • Broadening Expertise of Support Staff • Addressing Needs as They Arise

Challenges • Address Staffing Needs • Provide More Compliance Support • Continue To Grow our Skills

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