Special Services Overview

PTSA Special Needs GroupSeptember 2011

Agenda

Introductions Special Services Overview Special Education Services Overview Special Education Supports Special Education Funding Preschool Changes Special Education Partnerships Special Education Federal Stimulus Funding Special Education Professional Development Special Education Celebrations

Introductions

Administrative Team:

Jon Holmen, Special Services Coordinator

Wynn Spaulding, Special Services Coordinator

Sue Anne Sullivan, Special Services Coordinator

Paul Vine, Director Special Services

Parents’ Ladder of Support

Ladder of Support Start with the special education and/or general education

teacher and/or school special education specialist School principal Special Education School Support Coordinator Director of Special Education Director of School Support Deputy Superintendent Superintendent Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Follow the “Ladder of Support” when you have questions orconcerns regarding your child

Special Services Overview

Department’s Programs Special Education ServicesSafety Nets Services

Title 1, LAP, Better Schools Targeted Assistance

English Language Learner (ELL) Services

504 Coordination and ServicesHealth Services Homeless ServicesEastside Native American Programs

Administrative Support Team

Special EducationJon Holmen, Wynn Spaulding, Sue Ann Sullivan & Paul Vine

Safety Nets, ELL, and Homeless Jon Holmen, Wynn Spaulding, Sue Ann Sullivan & Paul Vine

504 ComplianceJon Holmen, Wynn Spaulding, Sue Ann Sullivan & Paul Vine

Health ServicesNancy Johnson, Supervisor

Eastside Native American Education ProgramsMary Wilber

Safety Net Programs

Tier II and Tier III Supports (Not SPED)

Safety Net Programs Title 1 ~ Federal Funds Learning Assistance Program (LAP) ~ State Funds District Remediation (DR) ~ Levy Funds Better Schools and Targeted Assistance ~ Levy

Funds English Language Learners (ELL)

Program ~ Federal and State Funds Homeless ~ competitive grant LWSD

doesn't qualify, though we still have mandated services

Health Services

School Health Service Providers (Nurses)All our Health Service Providers are Registered

NursesSchool supportStudent specific support (IEP or 504)

Participate on the following teamsGuidance teamEvaluation team504 teams when appropriateIEP member when appropriate

Resources for families on health related matters and can assist on wrap-around teams

Native American Education ProgramsProvides culturally relevant activities, family program and

enrichment opportunities to Native American, American Indian and Alaska Native children

Service opportunities provided are:Once a week after-school activities Homework support Mentoring Coordination of home and school needs Student advocacy Cultural events MSP and HSEP preparatory classes Microsoft Job Shadow

Special Education Services

2011 - 2012

Special Education Services

Special Education – Birth to 2 (Kindering Center)

Pre School 3-5 (LWSD)

Kindergarten-12 (LWSD)

18-21 Transition Services (LWSD)

Special Education Services

Special Education is a

Service Not a Place

“All our students are general education students, that receive different levels of

supports based on his/her individual needs”

Special Education Services

The location of special education services is based on the student’s individual needs and the type of services required to ensure the student’s

“Least Restrictive Environment” (LRE)

Note: Some student’s services are of a greater need that cannot always be delivered at the student’s

neighborhood school

District Learning Centers

Pre School Learning CentersDickinson Elementary & KaJHS

Elementary Learning Centers K-6

Audubon (K-3) Dickinson (K-3 & 3-6)

Frost (Medically Fragile K-6+)Lakeview (3-6)

Keller (K-1 and 2-6)Mead (K-6)

District Transition Centers

Junior High Transition CentersIJHS, KaJHS, KJHS, RJHS

High Schools Transition CentersEHS, JHS, LWHS, and RHS

Transition Academy 18-21 (Community Based Program located in a retail space on

87th Street)

District Intervention Centers

Elementary Intervention CentersRose Hill Full Day (K-3 & 3-6)

Redmond Full Day (K-3 & 3-6)

Junior High Intervention CentersRose Hill & Evergreen

High Schools Intervention Centers

Eastlake & Juanita

Special Education Supports

2011-2012

Special Education School Support Teams

IEP On-Line Support: Iman Shmait

Assistive TechnologyHeather Frazier

Melanie UpchurchMarcia Smith

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Dr. Peggy MeyerChris Chouinard

Para Support Specialist Terri Ross

Julie Harem

Vision, Orientation & Mobility Services

Donna NeedhamJennifer LindenCharlene Luttge

Special Education School Support Teams

Vickie Fitzpatrick: Program Specialists Katie McAllister: Program Specialists Doreen Milburn: Preschool & Autism Support

Specialists K-8 Jeremy Erickson: Autism Support Specialists 7-

12 Patty Cromar: Autism Para Support Specialist K-

12 Annalisa Weaver: Intervention Support

Specialist K-8 Jim McDonagh: Intervention Support Specialist

7-12 Judy Wagness: Intervention Para Support

Specialist K-12 Stacy Allen: Pre School SNAPS Specialist

* Accessed through SAS process

Service Access System (SAS) Process

SAS process is a tool for teachers and buildings to access our Special Education Support Team:

Autism Support SpecialistsIntervention Support SpecialistsVision and Hearing SpecialistsProgram Specialists

Special Education Funding

2011 - 2012

Special Education Sources Funding

State General Education*

Federal Special Education*

State Special Education*

District Local Levy Funding Resources

* Funds are based on student enrollment

State Funding Impacts

Significant State funding cuts to school districts over the last three years

Federal Stimulus has offset some of the impact of state funding reductions

Increases in student enrollment has also help offset some of the impact

Legislative changes with Levy funds have also helped off set some of the state funding cuts

Good fiscal management of our district budget over many years, preparing for cuts

Continued community support Levy, Bonds, Foundation and volunteering in our schools.

State Funding Impacts (cont)

Federal Stimulus funds have sunset We have cut significantly in all areas across our

district, central office administration facilities supports energy efficiencies some services while trying not to impact the students teacher ratios

While not trying to impact the classroom, keeping Student to teacher ratios as low as possible High quality teachers working with our students

Special Education Funding

Special education funding has not been cut at the Federal and State Level

What has changed is the level of fiscal support the district can pull from the general fund to continue to support special education cost overages

We no longer can rely on having general funds to offset the cost to run special education services

We are faced as all school districts are Doing more with less Continuing to work hard and creatively to provide a

quality educational experience for all our students

Preschool Changes

2011 - 2012

Ready Start Preschool History Gordon Hauck (Head Start & Special Education Services) Ready Start: School Board initiative (Head Start waiting list)

Ready Start Modeled after Head Start 3.5 hours day 4 days a week, FSS support, transportation, and food provided

I -728 & Title I funding resources State and Federal budget cuts

Approximately $845,000 in I-728 and Title Title I reductions Pre and K-6 district wide

Federal Stimulus ARRA funding Through September 2009 to June 2011

$845,000 maintain Ready Start Model Model changed to 2.5 hour day 4 days week

New Ready Start Preschool Model 2011-12 Bridging model for future planning of LWSD Preschool Programs

Preschool Priorities 2011-12

Priorities in planning this year’s bridging program Serving our most at-risks students Maintaining a blended preschool model Provide some sort of waiver process for or funding

support for families who are at risk (45 students’ fee waived currently)

Generate funding sources to offset the $845,000 funding short fall due to State and Federal budget cuts

Limit the impact on current preschool staffing to the greatest extent possible

Utilize the current spaces available for preschool classrooms to maximum extent possible

Provide three year old programs for students who qualify for special education services

Preschool Changes for 2011-12

What has changed: Co-teach Model: Ready Start General Education

teachers and Special Education teachers teaching in a co-teach model

Fee based student enrollment (up to 54 students) $300 month fee No transportation service provided No food provided (snack model much like

Kindergarten) Continued enrollment for At-Risk students (at a

lower level currently 45 students ) No transportation services provided No food provided (snack model like Kindergarten)

3 year old program piloted at Bell El PM

Preschool Changes for 2011-12

What has changed (cont): Para support is in tact, but IA support could not be

supported due to budget constraints; (Our Preschool IA staff were given position in the K-12 IA staffing 2011-12)

Ready Start Program Coordinator Position eliminated FSS: reduction of one position and reduction of hours Program Specialist Position 0.5 FTE added:

Doreen Milburn: (Ready Start Program support) Fee Based Tuition set at 300/month: Combination of Federal Title Funds and some district

supplement funding for one bridging year to offset cost

Special Education Partnerships

2011-2012

Special Education Partnerships

University of Washington ~ Research StudyChildren’s Hospital~ Autism and Behavior

supportRyther ~Social skills classes @ RJHS, IJHS, EJHS

& KJHSPTSA Special Needs Group (Monthly

meetings)Parent Advisory Committees

Legislative/InclusionParent EducationDyslexia Awareness

Revisit this year to ensure alignment with PTSA priorities and bylaws

Special Education Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Funding

2011 - 2011

ARRA Special Education Funds

Funds ended summer 2011 Priorities for funding expenditures

Purchases that would impact students and would last over time

Build capacity in our teachers and provide them with tools to assist in meeting our students’ needs

Ensure purchases were based on best practices and would be researched based

Provide professional development to support any purchases of curriculum and assessment tools

ARRA Special Education Funds (cont)

Elementary Reading Mastery K-2 Focus Math K-5 and support materials Skill for School Success (executive functioning

skills) WIAT III Assessment ( academic norm

assessment) Social Skills books – Jed Baker Social Thinking (Michelle Garcia Winner)

Super flex, You are Social Detective, and Thinking about You Thinking about Me

ARRA Special Education Funds (cont)

Secondary (Junior High/Middle School) Bridges to Algebra Middle School Study Skills Curriculum Middle School Second Step (behavioral focus) WIAT III Assessment ( academic norm

assessment)

Secondary (High School) EDGE Bridges to Algebra High School Study Skills Social Thinking - MGW Books

ARRA Special Education Funds (cont)

Learning Centers Reading Mastery Edmark-Functional

Word Series Focus Math Touch Point Math Functional Academics Social Skills books -

Jed Baker

Transition Centers INSIDE/EDGE Edmark Level 1,2,

Print/software Focus Math (JH) Functional

Academics We Can Stop Abuse News 2 You

ARRA Special Education Funds (cont)

Intervention Centers (K-12) INSIDE/EDGE (JH, SR) Reading Mastery (Elem) Focus Math (Elem) Bridges to Algebra (JH, SR) Soc. Skills books - Jed Baker (Elem) Second Step - Behavior (JH) Aims web – Behavior (All) Skills for School Success 3-6

Special Education Professional Development

2011 - 2012

2011-12 Professional Development

SPED Modules focus on curriculum and instructional strategy training

Secondary Program Review looking at Middle School Programming

Intervention Program alignment K-12 Elementary Math Adoption: Focus Math Learning and Transition Center Program curriculum alignment IEP Transition Plans and Transition Assessments training Evidence-based Strategies for Students with Autism and other

Developmental Disabilities Curriculum Based Measures training Behavior support class for all teachers Evidence Base Training for ASD with Dr Nancy Rosenberg

Special Education Celebrations

2011 - 2012

Celebrations

University of Washington Research Study ESY Social Skills groups in ESY .. UW students and Dr.

Rosenberg Expanded work with Ryther

5 junior high schools (IJHS, RJHS, RHJHS, EJHS and KJHS) New Math Adoption Implementation New Literacy Adoption 2011-2013 Curriculum and Assessment

Edge and Insight Secondary Social Skills (elementary and secondary) Reading Mastery (Elementary) Transition Centers Stop Abuse curriculum Special Education Specialist update Assessment (WIAT

III)

Thank You

Why we do what we do &

Why it matters

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