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Amy L. Pastorak, M.Ed. Director of Special Education } Chambers Hill - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Amy L. Pastorak, M.Ed. Director of Special Education } Chambers Hill - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Amy L. Pastorak, M.Ed. Director of Special Education } Chambers Hill Elementary School } 5 th Grade, SUP/FT Learning Support Program } February 12, 2018 Committee Meeting School Board presentation of draft plan } February 13, 2018
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} February 12, 2018
- Committee Meeting
- School Board presentation of draft plan
} February 13, 2018
- Starts Public Review and Comment Period
- Posted on Front Page of District Website, February 13- March 14
} March 26, 2018
- School Board presentation/review of draft plan changes per
public review and comment period
} April 9, 2018
- School Board vote on final Special Education Comprehensive Plan
} May 1, 2018
- Plan submission to the Bureau of Special Education
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} Federal Law- Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)
} State Law-Pennsylvania Ch. 14 } Special Education Plan
- 22 Pa Code § 14.104
- Time table and format is established by the state
- The special education plan is developed every three
years on the same cycle as the District Level Plan
- Per school code, the Special Education Plan is
completed prior to the District Comp Plan
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} This District must affirm to the Bureau of
Special Education that:
- Services and programs are designed to meet the
needs of students with disabilities
- A full range of services and programs are available
to students with disabilities
- Placement of students with disabilities in settings
- ther than regular education settings may not be
based on lack of resources, facilities or staff
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} District Profile
- Planning Committee
} Core Foundations
- Data Review
- District Process and Procedures
} Assurances
- Facilities
- Program Profile
- Support and Contracted Services
} District Level Plan
- Personnel Development
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} PDE only recommends one representative in
each category: Administrator, Parent, Regular Education Teacher, Special Education Teacher
} This mirrors the required attendees at an IEP
Meeting
} The District Special Education Parent Advisory
Council (SPAC) provided input to the draft in January
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} Special Education Students
- December 1, 2017 Child Count: 1756
- CDHS Enrollment December 1, 2017: 1695
} The District has experienced steady growth in
- ur special education population since 2011
} The growth primarily has been in the area of
students with significant disabilities such as:
- Autism
- Emotional Disturbance
- Multi-Disabilities
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Two Identification Procedures for eligibility and need for specially designed instruction
- 1. Discrepancy model, Multi-Disciplinary
Evaluation Process (MDE)
- 2. RTII - Response to Intervention and Instruction
} Specific Learning Disability (SLD) in Reading only
- PDE Approved Schools:
South Side Elementary EH Phillips Elementary Rutherford Elementary Lawnton Elementary Tri-Community Elementary
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} The Special Education Comprehensive Plan must examine
three data categories per the Special Education Data Report, Data at a Glance
- Disability Category
- Educational Environment
- Race/Ethnicity
} Data is complied from the district’s yearly Enrollment
(PIMS) and Child Count state submissions. Data for the state is managed by Penn State Harrisburg with oversight by the Bureau of Special Education
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https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/PublicReporting/ DataataGlance/tabid/2523/Default.aspx
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} PDE sets a state range of 10% above or below the
state average for disability analysis purposes
} The District falls above the state range by:
- Autism -1.93%
- Intellectual Disability - 0.35%
- Multi-Disability - 0.09%
AUTISM AUTISM Sta tate te LEA EA (CD) D) 10.7 % 10.7 % 13.7 % 13.7 % Sta tate te Range (9.63 % to to11.77 %) 13.7 % - 13.7 % - 11.77 % = 1.93 % 11.77 % = 1.93 % CD D is 1.93 % above th the sta tate te range for Auti tism
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} The District falls below the state range by:
- Other Health Impairment (OHI)- 1.31%
} The District falls within the state range for all other
disability categories
} Overall, the District is below the state percent for
total special education students
} CD- 14.7% } State- 16.5%
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} Educational Environment is the calculation of a
student with an IEP’s time during the school day they are with regular education students
} The District is 11.4% below the state average in
the area “Inside th the Regular Class by 80% or mo more” or 5.26% below the state range
} Targeted areas of improvement have already
been identified to increase the percent of students with disabilities in the regular education classroom
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} PDE requires us to review the data and ensure
referral procedures and cultural awareness/ responsiveness strategies are in place
} Race/Ethnicity is not a single determining factor
for eligibility of special education services
} The District adheres to clearly defined referral
and child find procedures
} The District provides cultural responsiveness
training to staff
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} Section 1306 of the Public School Code
requires the District to have Non-Resident Student Oversight and Incarcerated Student Oversight.
} The plan outlines delivery of special and
regular education services to students in Dauphin County Prison and Schaffner Youth Center.
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} Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) } The District must ensure comprehensive
practices are in place to ensure students with disabilities are educated with their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent possible District Practices:
- RtII
- PBIS
- Assistive Technology practices
- Community Based Instruction
- Work Experience Programs
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} PBIS – Positive Behavior Interventions and
Supports in 17/19 schools
} Partnership with True North Wellness for
school based outpatient counseling
} 4 Behavioral Specialists support 19 schools } Masters level Therapist assigned to every
full-time Emotional support program
} Safe Crisis Management annual trainings
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} The district offers a full continuum of services by
supporting all disability categories in our 19 schools
} Strong partnership with PaTTAN’s Autism Initiative } Andrew’s Gift Grant
- Technology and Literacy grant program at Mt. View
Elementary School
} SPAC- Special Education Parent Advisory Council
- Parent Trainings offered 3xs per year
} Work Experience Program- CDEHS & CDHS
- Over 100 secondary students with special needs working in
- ur community
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} Provides a snapshot of professional staff who
carry caseloads
} The BSE approves additions and deletions to
this section of the plan
} The district has 125 program positions } Program positions only account for staff/
programs who carry caseloads
- District Special Education Teachers
- District Speech, DHH, BVI staff
- IU Classrooms operated within the District
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} Ch. 14 dictates caseload requirements
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} Accounts for district staff that do not carry
caseloads per Ch. 14 requirements
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} The plan outlines training in the following
required areas during the life of the plan:
- Autism
- Behavior
- Transition
- Reading
- Paraprofessionals
} The District exceeds the expectations for
training beyond these four categories due to Summer Academy and other in-service requirements
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} Senior, Central Dauphin High School } Project Search; CAIU Program
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