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Ilja Van Laar | Clare Chandler | Tara Charles | Dr. Edith Bennett

SUHSD

Special Education Update

2019-2020

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Superintendent Aligned Goals

Superintendent’s Goal III: All students receive appropriate academic, behavioral and socio-emotional supports by initiating steps to full implementation of MTSS at all sites in the district.

• Continuum of Supports- increased mental health, counseling, STARS 3, Student

Engagement Services (SES), Satellite campuses

• Parent Engagement- Parent Project, parent engagement workshops, Student

Engagement Services (SES), parent counseling, 8th grade parent information sessions (Special Education Parent Teacher Association -SEPTAR)

• 8th Grade Transition Meetings- a robust and thorough process being implemented to

better understand the needs of incoming students, including observations in current setting.

• Co-teaching-increased inclusion in gen ed and provide meaningful opportunities for

sped students to engage with highly rigorous curriculum

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Glows

• Specialized Programs-Deep dive into: Independent Living Skills (ILS), Successful Transition

Achieved with Responsive Support (STARS), Co-Taught, Expanded Special Ed Advisory Council

• Expanded Special Ed Advisory Council
• STARS Expansion-Developed and implemented additional STARS Classroom at Woodside
• Program Alignment-Align with feeder district Directors/Program Specialists matriculation

process for Incoming 9th graders: dual reclassification, observations, Special Circumstances Instructional Assistance (SCIA) and service delivery - December 6th

• Health Curriculum-Implemented Health Connected curriculum for ILS classes
• Reading Intervention-Read 180 and System 44 professional development trainings for SAI

teachers

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Glows

SPECIAL EDUCATION | Parent Engagement

Sped Parent Engagement Series presented in partnership with San Mateo County SELPA August 28, 2019-How to read your student’s IEP October 23, 2019 - Behavior December 4, 2019 - Mental Health February 12, 2020 - Understanding a Psych Report March 25, 2020 - Related Services May 13, 2020 - Transition

December 2017 December 2018 December 2019

Difference 2018 vs 2019 Projected 2020-2021

Special Education

1132 1151 1319 (+)168 1466 (+150)

Total Enrollment

9,184 9,309 9,418 (+)109 10,319

Percent Sped

12.3% 12.4% 14% (+)1.6% 14%

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Student Enrollment as of December 2019

Fremont Union High School District December 2019 San Mateo Union High School District December 2019 Sequoia Union High School District December 2019 Special Education 1015 Special Education 973 Special Education 1319 Total Enrollment 11,068 Total Enrollment 9,317 Total Enrollment 9,418 Percent Sped 9% Percent Sped 10% Percent Sped 14%

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Student Enrollment Comparison Data as of December 2019

Program Carlmont Menlo- Atherton Sequoia Woodside EPAA TIDE Redwood

Independent Living Skills (ILS) 13 25 28 25 NA NA NA STARS 25 28 28 25 NA NA NA Satellite 5 11 8 10 2 1 Co-Taught/ Study Skills 145 221 156 226 35 12 29 Total 188 285 220 286 37 12 30

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Continuum of SUHSD Placements Student Enrollment as of January 2020

TRACE 17-18 18-19 19-20

(Current to date)

20-21

(Projected)

56 49 57 74

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Continuum of SUHSD Placements Student Enrollment as of January 2020

Year Measure Total Sped Total Students in Separate School Percent of Students in Separate Schools Target Target Met PIR

17-18 Separate Schools 1109 65 5.86% 4.2% No Yes 18-19 Separate Schools 1151 63 5.50% 4.0% No Yes 19-20 Separate Schools 1319 43 3.6% 3.8% TBD TBD

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Separate Schools

Implementation of Satellite Classrooms

Students Served at the start of 19-20:

• 3 students returning from Residential Treatment Center
• 5 students returning from Non-Public Schools (NPS)
• 1 student out of Home Instruction
• 9 students placed in lieu of NPS placement
• August 2019 student enrollment = 18
• January 2020 student enrollment = 37

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Satellite Program

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Financial Update Expenditures

15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 Certificated Salaries 7,347,976 7,850,793 8,030,711 8,841,325 10,464,013 Classified Salaries 4,308,646 4,972,370 5,631,164 6,286,724 6,536,859 Benefits 4,148,587 4,900,793 5,409,709 6,228,292 7,221,403 Books/Supplies 78,648 80,847 60,847 108,469 199,088 Services 4,212,118 4,176,858 4,061,837 5,644,797 6,712,870 Outgo 532,681 659,644 535,928 826,071 659,852 Total Expenditures 20,628,656 22,641,305 23,730,196 27,935,678 31,794,085 Contribution from Unrestricted General Fund 14,180,794 16,312,105 17,239,306 17,181,006 20,535,397

Local Revenue/Contributions

3310 1,364,995 6500 13,890,920 6512 1,925,091 Total Local Revenue/ Contributions

17,181,006

Federal

3310 3,525,462 3311 221,283 3410 376,246 Total Federal 4,122,991

State

6500 6,319,159 6520 312,522 Total State 6,631,681

Total Revenue 27,935,678

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Financial Update 18-19 Revenues

Satellite Plus

• Building capacity to support higher levels of care previously contracted with Non-Public Schools (NPS)
• 2 Classrooms
• Self-contained at separate site
• SUHSD Teacher in conjunction with Beacon (Non-Public School) Behaviorist, Therapist and Coordinator
• District Administrative Support-Program Manager

Student Profile

• Students currently in NPS, or students who need small structured setting with high staff student ratio

and are cognitively impacted with a need for robust behavior modifications

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Recommendations for 20-21 Satellite Plus

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Recommendations for 20-21 Satellite Plus

District Staffing Cost Beacon Staffing Cost Potential Cost Savings 2 FTE Certificated SAI 240,000 2 Behaviorists NPS Placements $120K per student 2 FTE Classified IA 120,000 2 Therapists Gateway Alternative to NPS 1 FTE Program Manager 160,000 1 Coordinator Residential Placements $170K per student Capacity: 12 Students Capacity: 12 Students Inherited Incoming NPS placements Total 520,000 Total 250,000 500,000

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SUHSD

Special Education Update

2019-2020