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The Special Education District of Lake County Programs and Services 2017-18

Twenty Lake County Districts joined together in 1960 to serve students with special needs

20 Founding School Districts

SEDOL was Organized in 1960

SEDOL is the largest Special Education Cooperative in Illinois with 31 Member Districts

57 YEARS LATER

EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES FOR EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS

SEDOL’S MISSION

ALL LEARNERS TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE AND HEALTHY LIVES

SEDOL’S VISION

Governing Board

The Governing Board is composed of one board of education member from each member district

Executive Board

4 Governing Board Members, 4 Member District Superintendents and the Lake County Regional Superintendent of Schools

Central Administration

SEDOL Leadership Team

Organizational Chart

The Special Education District of Lake County

• Mrs. Carey McHugh

Governing Board President

• Mrs. Joanne Osmond

Executive Board President

In 2017-2018 SEDOL provides daily services for approximately

830 students with

moderate, severe and profound disabilities

SEDOL TODAY

Budget Summary 2017-2018

Revenue

Budgeted Revenues Local Sources $39,922,420 61.62% Flow-Through $12,000,000 18.52% State Sources $4,607,800 7.11% Federal Sources $8,262,000 12.75% Total Revenues $64,792,220 100.00% Beginning Fund Balance $15,561,420

Budget Summary 2017-2018

Expenses

Ending Fund Balance $11,681,948 Budgeted Expenses Instruction $27,357,575 39.84% Support Services $28,123,617 40.95% Community Service $40,000 .06% Payments to Districts $12,225,000 17.80% Debt Service - ST Deb $925,500 1.35% Total Expenses $68,671,692 100.00%

Building-Based Programs

Serving Approximately 635 Students

Cyd Lash Academy 130 Students Laremont School 170 Students John Powers Center

Grayslake North HS DHH

54 Students Transition Program 110 Students ROE Safe School 65 Students Gages Lake School 163 Students

Sector Programs

26 Classrooms in Member District Schools Serving Approximately 195 Students

Language & Social Skills Opportunities (LASSO 2) 85 Students Educational Life Skills (ELS) 80 Students Vision Resource (VI) 4 Students Early Childhood (ECH) 7 Students Teaching Appropriate Behaviors (TAB) 14 Students

Itinerant Services

LASSO

Hearing

Visually Impaired Orientation and Mobility Transitional Bilingual (TPI)

Contractual Services

Autism Itinerant Services Adaptive Physical Education Vocational Services Hearing Itinerant Services Assistive Technology Private Placement Diagnostic Early Childhood Assessment Team (ECAT)

Psychology Social Worker Speech/Language Therapy Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Nursing Audiology

Related Services

Professional Development

• Discipline based staff

development

• Long term/comprehensive

training/coaching

• Professional Learning

Communities

• Outside conference
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During the 2016-17 school year, close to 800 member district staff participated in staff development trainings at SEDOL.

SEDOL Assessments

• Statewide Assessments
• Progress Monitoring
• Formative Assessments
• Summative Assessments

Assessment

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Laremont School

ELP Program: Exploring, Learning, Participating

Laremont School provides students ages 3 to 22 years old with a therapeutic approach to learning. Current Enrollment Approximately 126 Students 19 Classrooms Ages 3 - 22

Laremont School

Current Enrollment 47 Students 8 Classrooms Ages 3 - 22

Language and Social Skills Highly Structured

1:1 Support Opportunities

LASSO 3 Program

Gages Lake School

Our Vision: To create a caring community that nurtures and fosters positive academic, social, emotional, and behavioral success for our students

Emotional Disability (ED) Program

141 Students Early Childhood-6th grade 19 classrooms

Shaping Appropriate Behaviors (SAB) Program

26 Students Kindergarten - Transition 5 classrooms

Cyd Lash Academy

A Therapeutic School Serving 139 Students in Grades 7 - 12 Cyd Lash utilizes the Circle of Courage philosophy whereby staff members help meet student needs in the areas of Belonging, Independence, Mastery, and Generosity

We Specialize in Behavior Management, Social Skill Development, Mental Health Management, PPC Group Treatment, and Peer Conflict Management

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

Powers Center Enrollment 55 Students 7 Classrooms Pre K - 12th Grade

Building Programs

GNHS Enrollment 13 Students 2 Classrooms 9th - 12th Grade

Itinerant Services

Serving SEDOL Member Districts Pre-school - Transition

LASSO 1 and LASSO Itinerant Program

LASSO 1 Program

Powers Center Enrollment 12 Students 3 Classrooms K - 8th Grade

LASSO Itinerants

Serving SEDOL Member Districts Pre-school - Transition

EC - TAB - ELS

Early Childhood Teaching Appropriate Behaviors Educational Life Skills Language based program for students ages 3-5 in the AM.

• 1 Class
• 7 Students

Program for students whose behavioral/emotional needs affect their education.

• Grades 2-8
• 2 Classes
• 14 Students

Functional life skills program for students with moderate to severe cognitive abilities grades K-12.

• 9 Classes
• 80 Students

LASSO 2

• Early

Childhood- High School

• 93

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Language Skills

Highly Structured Social Skills

13 Classrooms 93 Students Early Childhood- High School

Regional Safe School Program of Lake County

Students We Serve:

• Grades 6 - 12
• Multiple suspensions
• Eligible for expulsion
• Expelled from school

Our Goals

• Provide techniques to improve decision-making skills
• Increase regular school attendance
• Continue academic performance
• Transition successfully to the home school, work, and/or
• ther placements

SEDOL Transition Program

Program Components ➢ Independent Living ➢ Communication ➢ Emotional Regulation ➢ Post Secondary Learning ➢ Employment Skills ➢ Money Management ➢ Advocacy ➢ Volunteering ➢ Entrepreneurship Enrollment:Serving approximately 126 young adults with disabilities ages 18-22 Focus: To promote a cooperative, instructional partnership among family, school, community, and adult service agencies

Programs to Prepare Young Adults to Become Participating Members of Their Communities

Vocational Services

VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS ❖ Community Work Training ❖ DRS ❖ Vocational Discovery ❖ EXPLORE Program ❖ College First/College Plus ❖ Vocational Assessment ❖ Job Track ❖ Project Search VOCATIONAL SERVICES ❖ Career Exploration ❖ Career Preparation & Training ❖ Resume Building ❖ Interviewing Process Preparation ❖ Job Advocacy ❖ Job Search/Application Process ❖ Job Placement

Speech and Language Department

SLPs utilize a variety

• f techniques and

materials needed to develop and execute therapy in an appropriate and beneficial manner.

21 Full time SLPs 6 Part time SLPs

Services include programming and implementation of augmentative communication systems Develop digital visual supports for instruction

Audiology Department

➢ Over 1500 contact activities annually for students with hearing needs. ➢ The majority of these activities support general education students within our Member Districts and include: The Audiology Department keeps an extensive loaner library that is available for immediate replacement of lost or damaged equipment and external components.

Assessment ~Audiological ~Hearing Aid ~APD Evaluation

• FM/DM

Cochlear Implant Program ~Evaluation and troubleshooting of all CI processors ~Coordinated care with CI centers Technology ~Maintain SEDOL and Member District FM/DM inventory

Early Childhood Assessment Team

Play-Based Assessment Includes

• Pre-academic skills
• Problem solving skills
• Sensory & Motor skills
• Social emotional skills
• Speech & Language skills
• Hearing
• Vision
• Bilingual evaluations

Our Highly Specialized Team

• School Psychologist
• Occupational or Physical

Therapist

• Speech Language Pathologist
• Social Worker
• Certified School Nurse
• Audiologist
• Vision Technician or Specialist

SEDOL Nursing Department

A strong relationship exists between the health

• f students and their capacity to succeed in
• school. A coordinated health program must be

an integral part of what the school does to help support their students.

➔ 15 - 1:1 Nurses ➔ 10 - School Office Nurses ➔ 2 - Transition Program Nurses ➔ 2 - Sector Nurses ➔ 1 - Mobility Nurse ➔ 1 - Nurse Coordinator/ECAT/Contract Requests

As the complexity of students’ health needs have increased, so have the demands placed on the school and school nursing.

32 School Social Workers and 12 School Psychologists

Therapeutic Services

Student Support

* Coping in times of crises * Accessing mental health services * Become resilient, successful learners * Gain personal and social competencies

Parent Support

* Effectively participate in their child's education * Understand their child's developmental and educational needs * Access school and community resources * Understand Special Education services * Strengthen parenting skills

Private Placement Team - PPT

* Case management responsibilities for students placed in private therapeutic day schools and residential facilities.

Family Support

* RAPP-Relatives as Parents Program * PSG - Parent Support Group * The Resource Fair * Classic Conference * PUNS Night

Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy

PT supports student’s functional ability to: ➔ move across different surfaces & levels, with & without support ➔ demonstrate skills to participate in activities in the classroom, building and community Therapists assess relationship between strength, joint mobility, alignment and motor planning to observed motor skills OT supports student’s ability to: ➔ use tools, create written output, and perform self care activities ➔ take in different types of sensory information, make appropriate responses, be “ready to learn” ➔ create a mental plan to perform a motor task ➔ initiate and execute a task

Related services provided to assist students meet their IEP goals, access their environment and participate in their educational program

Assistive Technology

• Feature match technology to assist students in meeting their

IEP goals as part of the SETT process (Student, Environment, Tasks, Tools)

• Serving students in SEDOL programs and in Member District

schools

• Professional staff has included Speech and Language

Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants and AT Facilitators.

Additional Services Provided by AT ➔ Training for parents and staff as requested ➔ Update electronic devices when necessary ➔ Provide in-service training to Districts on specific web based programs and apps when requested

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Adapted Physical Education

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Vision Department

➔ 1 Vision Resource Teacher ➔ 1 Vision Teacher ➔ 5 Vision Itinerant Teachers ➔ 1 Orientation and Mobility Teacher

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Behavior Specialist Team

SEDOL employs a Behavior Specialist and a Behavior Specialist Assistant who work throughout the District, collaborating with Educational Teams to implement strategies that assist in meeting students behavioral goals ➢ Conduct classroom observations ➢ Collect and analyze data ➢ Meet with educational team to review data ➢ Suggest intervention tools and strategies ➢ Coach and train educational team on interventions ➢ Conduct follow up visits for progress analysis

English Language Itinerant Services

English

Language

L E A R N E R S

➔ Support services for students that speak or hear another language at home ➔ Over 20 different language backgrounds ➔ 4 teachers serving 150 students in 27 locations

“The Road to Success is Always Under Construction”