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Special Education

2011-2012 Jessica Murphy

District Updates:

• Second year of full day preschool

program

• Second year of Intensive Math

classes at CMS

• First year of Intensive English and

Intensive Math classes at both Peabody and Sanborn Buildings

• Continuing to build transition

services and opportunities for students 18-22

• Decrease in unilateral placements

(parents placing their student and seeking district funding)

Special Education to Date:

Concord Public Schools

• Total enrollment at Preschool: 48
• Students on IEPs in Pre-K:
• Itinerant Students~ 5
• In district~ 23
• OOD~ 2
• Total enrollment CPS: 2005
• Students on IEPs K-5:
• In district~ 338
• OOD~ 10
• Students on IEPs 6-8:
• In district~ 118
• OOD~ 25
• Data as of 4/5/12

Special Education to Date:

Concord Carlisle Regional School District

• Total enrollment~ 1234
• Students on IEPs:
• In district~ 180
• OOD~ 38
• Number of students ages 19-22 in special

education~ 19

• Data as of 4/5/12

Changes in Special Education- Nationally ASD

• ASD- Autism Spectrum

Disorders

• CDC numbers now showing that

1 in 88 children in the United States diagnosed with autism –

• Nearly doubling the prevalence

since the CDC began tracking these numbers

Developmental Delays

• Over the last 12 years, the Prevalence of

DDs has increased 17.1%

• that’s about 1.8 million more children with

DDs in 2006–2008 compared to a decade earlier;

• Prevalence of autism increased 289.5%;
• Prevalence of ADHD increased 33.0%;

and,

• Prevalence of hearing loss decreased

30.9%.

• Based on CDC study: "Trends in the

Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities in U.S. Children, 1997–2008.” http://www.cdc.gov/Features/ dsDev_Disabilities/

Longitudinal Study – Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

Trends in the Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities in US Children, 1997–2008

Conclusions:

Developmental disabilities are common and were reported in ∼1 in 6 children in the United States in 2006–2008. The number of children with select developmental disabilities (autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other developmental delays) has increased, requiring more health and education services. Additional study of the influence of risk-factor shifts, changes in acceptance, and benefits of early services is needed.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/05/19/peds. 2010-2989.abstract

Impact on Concord Public Schools Disabilities seen by the preschool team 2011-2012

• Prenatal stroke
• Cleft lip and palate
• Chromosomal Abnormalities
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Selective mutism
• Brain injuries in utero
• Cerebral Palsy
• Angelman Syndrome
• Severe apraxia of speech
• PDD-NOS (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
• Birth injuries
• Premature births
• Higher order multiples (Twins, Triplets, Quadruplets)
• Hearing loss
• Head injuries
• Compromised vision
• Non-ambulatory children
• ADHD/Anxiety/Non-verbal learning needs

What we are doing…

• Maximizing use of related

services

• Using technology
• Working with the elementary

teams on transition to K

• Consultation with outside

agencies

http://ncld.org/ at-school/ general-topics/ assistive- technology/ assistive- technology- making-good- decisions

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