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1Addressing Disproportionality in California's Special Education Programs Prepared by Dr. McDaniel
The California Picture
Ethnic Disproportionality
in California’sSpecial Education
Programs
Presented by Kimberly L. McDaniel, Ph.D.California Department of Education
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Policy Context
California Demographics
Measuring Ethnic Disproportion
Statewide Actions
Presentation Overview
3Addressing Disproportionality in California's Special Education Programs Prepared by Dr. McDaniel
WHAT
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Disproportionality
“Disproportionality refers to the relationship
between student representation in both general and
special education.”
Harry and Anderson, 1995
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Contextualizing Disproportionalityin California Federal “interest”
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
State Accountability (KPI)
History = 2 Primary Lawsuits (Language/Misidentification)
6Addressing Disproportionality in California's Special Education Programs Prepared by Dr. McDaniel
WHO
Addressing Disproportionality in California's Special Education Programs Prepared by Dr. McDaniel 7
Enrollment in Public Schools California, 2003-2004
510,696704,681
2,898,110
52,706
2,046,339
249,6226,069
303,800
40,68781,802
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
African Americian Asian or PacificIslander
Hispanic Native American White
General Education Special Education
Student Representation in GE and SE
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Percent of Students Meeting NCLB AYP in Math California, 2002-2003
35.10
19.40
60.40
44.60
29.1031.70
47.50
23.20 21.10
9.409.204.80
16.60
24.00
4.50
11.80
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
Overall AfricanAmerician
Asian Filipino Hispanic NativeAmerican
PacificIslander
White
General Education Special Education
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Percent of Students Meeting NCLB AYP in ELA California, 2002-2003
35.90
22.70
58.20
48.60
31.40 31.00
53.50
20.00 19.70
8.308.304.50
15.60
23.20
4.00
11.00
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
70.00
Overall AfricanAmerician
Asian Filipino Hispanic NativeAmerican
PacificIslander
White
General Education Special Education
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In 2002- 2003:
26% of all students in California were English learners
20% of all special education students were English learners
41% of Hispanic students receiving special education services were English learners
English Learners in California
11Addressing Disproportionality in California's Special Education Programs Prepared by Dr. McDaniel
HOW
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Three Ways to View Concept
Composition Index
Risk Index
Odds Ratio
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Risk Index
16.01
5.77
10.48
11.51
12.2
10.18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Risk Index: Percent of students in a given ethnic group identified as receiving special education services
Sample/Example Statement: In California, 16.01% of African American students receive special education services
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Odds Ratio
Odds Ratio: Comparative index
Statement: African American students have a 48 percent greater likelihood of being assigned to special education than all students in California
1.48
0.53
0.95
0.97
1.13
1.00
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60
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Composition Index
Composition Index: The proportion of all children serviced in special education from the ethnic group
Example/Sample statement: African American students comprise 12.00% of all special education students
44.55
36.60
6.00
12.00
0.89
46.01
32.49
11.198.11
0.840
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
AfricanAmerican
Asian or PacificIslander
Hispanic NativeAmerican
White
Special Education General Education
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E-Formula is on the Record
E=A+Sqrt[A*(100-A)÷N]
E=maximum percentage of enrollment allowed for a racial/ethic group
A=percentage of racial/ethnic group in total school enrollment
N=total number of students in special education
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Action
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Quality Assurance Process
Statewide Special Education District Review
Compliance and Educational Benefit Focus
Risk Index
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(Special) Education Equity Implementation Workgroup
Primary Goal~ Develop Work Plan
Secondary Goals~ Identify Partners~ Education ~ Inform Research
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“Reducing ethnic overrepresentation is a matter of creating a successful school environment for all students and accurately distinguishing disabilities from so-called cultural differences, political influences, and socioeconomic factors. We must realize that the causes of low academic performance and challenging behavior do not reside solely within the child or family.”-National Institute for Urban School Improvement, 2001
Recommendations:Policy and Program Direction
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#1: Focus on early intervention.Action: Provide universal screenings for kindergarten
students.
#2: Improve the quality of the pre-referral process.Action: Implement proven pre-referral strategies.
#3 Strengthen state technical assistance capacity in the area of ethnic disproportionality in special education.
Action:Train field staff in the area of ethnic disproportionality in special education.
#4 Create cross-systems relationships to facilitate access to services beyond special education.
Action: Establish Interagency State Task Force.
#5 Pursue Scholarly Inquiry.Action: Conduct multivariate research.
Recommendations:5 Areas with Actions
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Statewide ethnic disproportionality data
Multiple measures
Current state efforts
Cross-systems solutions
Research role
Summary
23Addressing Disproportionality in California's Special Education Programs Prepared by Dr. McDanielQ&A
State of California Department of EducationSpecial Education DivisionAssessment, Evaluation, and Support Unit1430 N. StreetSacramento, CA 95814-3321
(916) 322-3254Fax (916) 327-3730Tdd (916) 327-3678
Kimberly L. McDaniel, Ph.D.Education Programs Consultant