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Seattle Public SchoolsPresented January 31 , 2013

Program Placement Annual Report


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Table of Contents

Part 1 for the 2012 2013 School Year

Overview of Program Changes for 2012 2013 2

Program Placement Decisions for 2012 2013 5

Linked Schools 11

Overview of Middle Schools and High Schools 14

Location of Services 17

Part 2 for the Upcoming 2013 2014 School Year

Equitable Access to Programs and Services Annual Report 19

Overview of Program Changes for 2013 2014 20

Program Placement Decisions for 2013 2014 23

Linked Schools 24

Overview of Middle Schools and High Schools 25

Location of Services 27

Information is accurate as of the time of publication, but is subject to change. Program placement changes not connected to the Open

Enrollment process are adjusted as needed through the spring and summer. Changes will be publicized as soon as they are known.


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Part 1 for the 2012 2013 School Year

Overview of Program Changes for 2012

2013

The purpose of this overview is to provide information that may be helpful to families in thinking about

school enrollment for 201213. General information is presented first, followed by information about special

education.

Aki Kurose Service Area

The preschool Montessori program at Graham Hill is funded partially by tuition and partially through the

districts general operating fund. District funding may not be available in 201213 due to significant budgetary

challenges. If district funding is not available, this may impact availability of the program. Applications will be

accepted during Open Enrollment, with the provision that if funding is not available to continue the program,

families will be notified as soon as this is known.

Denny Service Area

Open Boren STEM option school for grades K5, including ELL services.

Standard rollup extends the language immersion program at Concord through 5th grade.

Eckstein Service Area

No changes.

Hamilton Service Area

Standard rollup extends the language immersion program at McDonald through 2nd grade.

Madison Service Area

Open Boren STEM option school for grades K5, including ELL services.

McClure Service Area

No changes.

Mercer Service Area

Standard rollup extends the language immersion program at Beacon Hill through 4th grade.

Washington Service Area

No changes.

Whitman Service Area

Modify linked schools for ELL services link Greenwood and Bagley to Viewlands instead of to Adams.


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Middle Schools: Guaranteed Spectrum Assignments

Current (201112) 5th grade Spectrum students at an elementary schools will be automatically assigned to

6th

grade Spectrum at their attendance area middle school. No application is necessary.

Current (201112) 5th grade Spectrum students at a K8 school will automatically be assigned to 6th grade

Spectrum at their K8 school. If they apply for Spectrum at their attendance area school during or after Open

Enrollment through September 30, they will be assigned to 6th grade Spectrum at their attendance area

school.

Spectrumeligible students not currently enrolled in Spectrum [including those in the Advanced Learning

Opportunities (ALO) program] entering grades 68 who want a middle school Spectrum assignment to their

attendance area school, and who apply during or after Open Enrollment through September 30, will be

assigned to Spectrum at their attendance area middle school.

High Schools

The first language immersion cohort from Denny enrolls at Chief Sealth (9th grade Spanish).

Continue next steps at Rainier Beach toward becoming an authorized International Baccalaureate program.

Site visit anticipated in 201213, with formal notice of status expected by June 2013.

Standard grade rollup extends the Cleveland STEM program through 12th grade. Standard grade rollup extends the Ingraham APP/IB program through 10th grade.

Standard grade rollup extends the World School program at Meany through 10th grade.

The Seattle Public Schools Skills Center

Aerospace Science at Rainier Beach High School

Medical Careers at West Seattle High School

CISCO/Microsoft IT Academy at Cleveland High School

Academy of Interactive Entertainment at the Seattle Center

Special Education Changes for 2012 - 2013

Many of the changes reflect continued phasing out of programs initiated previously. Current students are notdisplaced when services are phased out, but new students are assigned only to the 201213 grades. For

middle and high schools, linked schools are being implemented to provide predictable assignments for risers

and new students.


Continue phase out of SM4i program at Graham Hill (4th5th in 201213); SM4 program continues (K5).

Continue phase out of SM2 program at Martin Luther King Jr. (4th5th in 201213).

Continue phase out of SM4 program at Wing Luke (2nd5th in 201213).

Complete phase out of SM1g program at Wing Luke; close program.

Denny Service Area

Relocate Transitional Kindergarten from Roxhill to Boren (K).

Open Developmental Preschool program at Boren (PreK).


Extend current SM4 program at Jane Addams from K5 to K8 (K8 in 201213).

Continue phase out of SM2i program at Green Lake (4th5th in 201213).

Begin phase out of SM1g at Olympic View (1st5th in 201213)

Continue phase out of SM4i program at John Rogers (4th5th in 201213).


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Hamilton Service Area

No changes.


Continue phaseout of SM4i program at Pathfinder (4th5th in 201213); SM4 program continues (K8).

Continue phaseout of SM4i program at Lafayette (4th5th in 201213).

Continue phaseout of SM4i program at Schmitz Park (4th5th in 201213).


Begin phaseout of SM3 program at Catharine Blaine (7th8th only in 201213; new students served at

McClure, which has the same program (6th8th)

Continue phase out of SM4i program at Hay (4th5th in 201213).

Continue phase out of SM2i program at Lawton (4th5th in 201213).

Mercer Service Area

Complete phase out of SM1g program at Dearborn Park; close program.

Continue phase out of SM1g program at Kimball (3rd5th in 201213).


Convert SM2 program at TOPS to SM4 program (6th8th in 201213).

Continue phase out of SM2i program at Leschi (4th5th in 201213); extend SM2 program (K3 in 201213).

Continue phase out of SM2i program at Montlake (4th5th in 201213).

Continue phase out of SM4i program at John Muir (4th5th in 201213).


Relocate special education preschool program from Whittier to Viewlands.

Complete phase out of SM4i elementary program at BroadviewThomson; close program. (SM 4 program

continues for grades 68).

Open SM1g program at Viewlands (K2 in 201213; extend grades to provide K5 continuum in the future). Convert SM1g program at Adams to SM2 program; (SM1g 1st5th and SM2 K2 in 201213).

Continue phase out of SM4i at Bagley (4th5th in 201213). SM4 program continues (K5).

Continue phase out of SM4i at North Beach (4th5th in 201213).

High School

Add SM4 and 1821 Transition programs at Rainier Beach.


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Program Placement Decisions for 2012 2013

In conjunction with development of new attendance area boundaries for the New Student

Assignment Plan (NSAP), tentative locations were identified for placement of services and

programs as service delivery and assignment plan changes are phased in. Some of these program

changes were approved by the Superintendent and implemented for the 201011 and 201112school year.

Other tentative locations identified previously are reviewed to determine if those locations are

still appropriate and, if so, whether those changes should be implemented for the 201213 school

year. In conjunction with that review, other program placement requests received through the

public process, as well as those generated by district staff, are also reviewed.

Program placement changes not connected to the Open Enrollment process are adjusted as

needed through the spring and summer. For instance, students do not apply for service schools

through the Open Enrollment process, so the Superintendent may determine changes for those

programs at a later time.

As was done last year, information about program locations for 201213 that could impact family

choices is being made available to families prior to the Open Enrollment period (February 27

March 9, 2012.

Program placement decisions are also reflected in the designation of linked attendance area

schools, and specify the services or program(s) for which the schools are linked.

The attached charts provide information about the location of various services and linked schools

for self-contained special education services, English Language Learners, Advanced Learning,

International Schools/Language Immersion, and Montessori programs for elementary and K8

schools. Note that all attendance area middle and high schools provide ELL services. Allattendance area middle schools offer Spectrum.

Highlights and changes for 201213

New K5 STEM option school at Boren in West Seattle Aerospace Science at Rainier Beach High School (CTE Skills Center) Medical Careers at West Seattle High School (CTE Skills Center) CISCO/Microsoft IT Academy at Cleveland High School (CTE Skills Center) Academy of Interactive Entertainment at the Seattle Center (CTE Skills Center) Predictable assignments (including linked schools) for middle and high school students receiving

special education selfcontained services.

School(s) Discussion Recommendation Approved

Rainier

Beach

Lowell

Lincoln

ADVANCED LEARNING (Staff)

Continue steps in development of the International

Baccalaureate (IB) program at Rainier Beach. The application to

be an official candidate school was completed in 201011. The

application for authorization is on track to be submitted in

Spring 2012 in preparation for a site visit during 201213.

Continue process for

Rainier

Beach to become an

authorized

International

Approved

February 2012


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John

Marshall

WilsonPaci

fic

ADVANCED LEARNING(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)

The proposal is to relocate elementary APP for north end

students to a suitable location in the north end.

Locations suggested are WilsonPacific, Lincoln, and John

Marshall. John Marshall is proposed as the best choice due tocapacity, transportation access, and location near where

eligible students live.

Staff notes: The elementary APP program at Lowell has been

relocated to Lincoln for 201112 and 201213. The

Capital Projects & Planning department has identified John

Marshall as a potential building to be reopened for

201314 and is moving ahead with BTA work this summer and

planning for additional work should the Board approve

reopening the building .This potential use of John Marshall

needs to be considered in conjunction with other capacity

management needs as well as recommendations from the

Advanced Learning Task force and the Facilities and Capacity

Management Advisory Committee (FACMAC).

Baccalaureate (IB)

program.

Not recommended at this

time. North end APP

students are temporarily

housed at a north end

location (Lincoln) for

201112 and 201213. An

Advanced Learning Task

Force has been convened,

and no changes to

advanced learning

programs or locations are

recommended at this

time.


John Muir

Madrona

ADVANCED LEARNING(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)The proposal is to relocate the elementary Spectrum program

for the Washington Service Area from John Muir to Madrona

K8, and replace the Spectrum program at John Muir with an

Advanced Learning Opportunities (ALO) program. Among

various reasons identified in the proposal is that it would

provide additional Spectrum capacity if the Spectrum program

at Washington MS were to reachits capacity of 180 students.

Staff notes: There is not a capacity limit of 180; current

Spectrum enrollment at Washington is 157. The Board has

approved guaranteed Spectrum assignments to attendance

area middle schools beginning in 201213, so there are no

caps on enrollment of Spectrumeligible attendance area

students.


time. An Advanced

Learning Task Force has

been convened, and no

changes to advanced

learning programs or

locations are

recommended at this

time.

Adams

Bagley

Greenwood

Viewlands

Boren

Van Asselt

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (Staff)

Currently, all elementary schools in the Whitman service area that

do not offer ELL services (Bagley, Greenwood, Loyal Heights, North

Beach, and Whittier) are linked with Adams. (Adams is the

designated attendance area school for students who live in any of

these other attendance areas who need ELL services.) Now that

Viewlands is open and offers ELL services, it makes sense to change

the linked schools since Bagley and Greenwood are more

convenient to Viewlands than to Adams. Over time, this will provide

some capacity relief at Adams. Current students are not reassigned,so the impact is gradual.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS / FACILITY USE (Staff)The Board has approved opening Boren in 201213 as an option

school to address shortterm capacity management needs in West

Seattle. The recommended program, a K5 STEM option school,

emerged from the work of the Facilities and Capacity Management

Advisory Committee (FACMAC). Including ELL services as part of the

program will make the STEM program available to a broader range

Link Bagley and

Greenwood to

Viewlands instead of

to Adams for

ELL services.

Implement STEM

option school at

Boren for K5

beginning in 201213, including services

for ELL students.

Not recommended at

this time. There is not

sufficient excess

capacity in the

building to support

such a change

without boundary

Approved

February 2012

Approved

February 2012


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of students.

FACILITY USE(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)The proposal is to extend Van Asselt from a K5 school to a K8

school to distinguish the program from that at nearby Wing Luke

and to provide a traditional K8 program in the Aki Kurose service

area as there is in the Whitman, Washington, and Eckstein service

areas and to meet a demonstrated demand for middle school

options in this neighborhood.

Staff notes: The attendance area K8 schools are located in the

Whitman, Washington, and McClure (not Eckstein) service areas.

Recent capacity data from the Capital Projects & Planning

department shows the capacity of the building as a K5 school

(current use) as about 557 students. 2011 enrollment is 532. If the

building were converted to a K8 school, the elementary enrollment

would need to shrink. This would require changing elementary

school boundaries to significantly reduce the K5 population for Van

Asselt. There is unmet demand for middle school seats at South

Shore. At the end of the waiting list period (September 30), there

were 31 6th grade students on the waiting list (plus 12 grade 78

students also on the list).

adjustments.

Consider in

conjunction with BEX

IV planning.


WilsonPaci

ficFACILITY USE(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)

The proposal is to place an attendance area middle school in

the WilsonPacific building. As accurately noted by the

requestor, middle school capacity in the north end is

inadequate.

Staff notes: The building is in very poor condition, and the

Capital Projects & Planning department has determined that it

is not cost effective to renovate the building. The resources and

timeline for any new construction at the WilsonPacific sitedepend on BEX IV planning and voter approval.


time. Consider in


IV planning.

Fairmount

Park

LANGUAGE IMMERSION(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)

The proposal is to reopen Fairmount Park as an elementary

school and place a language immersion program there to

provide additional needed capacity that would likely be

wellutilized upon opening.

Staff notes: Opening Fairmount Park would provide additional

elementary school capacity in West Seattle and, with a

language immersion program would likely be well subscribed

upon opening. However, it would need to be determined if

Fairmount Park would best address capacity needs as an optionschool or an attendance area school, and whether this would

be an option or attendance area school. Fairmount Park is

located in the Madison Service Area. If a language immersion

program were located there, after elementary school more

students would shift from the Madison to the Denny Service

Area for access to Denny and Chief Sealth International

Schools. There is already an imbalance in enrollment between

the two service areas, and this would exacerbate the

imbalance.


time. Consider in


IV planning and

districtwide approach to

language immersion/

international education.


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Sand Point

LANGUAGE IMMERSION(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)

The proposal is to locate a new language immersion program at

Sand Point that would provide a second elementary language

immersion program to feed a middle school language

immersion program.

Staff note: There is not currently an elementary language

immersion program in the Eckstein Service Area, so this would

not create a second program to feed a middle school

immersion program.


time. Boards focus has

been on completing the

three designated K12

pathways. Revision of

feeder patterns and

service areas would be

required.


Wing Luke LANGUAGE IMMERSION(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)

The proposal is to locate a new language immersion program at

Wing Luke that would provide a second elementary language

immersion program to feed a middle school language

immersion program.

Staff note: There is not currently an elementary language

immersion program in the Aki Kurose Service Area, so this

would not create a second program to feed a middle school

immersion program.


time. Current focus is on

completing the three

designated K12

pathways. Revision of

feeder patterns and

service areas would be

required to have two

schools feeding in to one

middle school.

John

Stanford

Concord

McDonald

Beacon Hill

OPTION SCHOOLS(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)

The proposal is to change the enrollment and student

assignment for language immersion programs to processes

used for option schools to increase equity and manage

unsustainable numbers at John Stanford.

Staff notes: Managing enrollment would be much easier if

these schools were option schools. The impact on equity would

depend on what assignment rules and tiebreakers were put in

place (e.g. GeoZones, etc.). However, changing attendance

schools to option schools means that all students who live in

the current attendance areas need to be shifted to other

attendance areas. This would require significant boundarychanges as well as possible shifts in feeder patterns.


time. Current focus is on

completing the three

designated K12

pathways. Extensive

boundary changes would

be required, as well as

review of feeder patterns

and service areas.

Consider in

conjunction with other

boundary revisions

related to BEX IV

planning.


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Leschi

Graham Hill

Bagley

OPTION SCHOOLS(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)The proposal is to change the enrollment and student

assignment for Montessori programs to processes used for

option schools to increase equity and manage enrollment.

Staff notes: Managing enrollment would be much easier if

these schools were option schools. The impact on equity would

depend on what assignment rules and tiebreakers were put in

place (e.g. GeoZones). However, changing attendance area

schools to option schools means that all students who live in

the current attendance areas need to be shifted to other

attendance areas. This would require significant boundary

changes as well as possible shifts in feeder patterns.


time. Extensive boundary

changes would be

required, as well as

review of feeder patterns

and service areas.

Consider in conjunction

with other boundary

revisions related to BEX

IV planning.


Rainier

View

Roxhill

Van Asselt

OPTION SCHOOLS(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)

The proposal is to duplicate Thornton Creek to promote

equitable access to programs, replicate success, and

accommodate demand which is demonstrated by waiting lists.

If located at Roxhill, it would provide a separate option school

for the Denny Service Area. (Pathfinder now serves both the

Denny and Madison Service Areas.)

Staff notes: Historical first choice K applications have

consistently been high (about 100 or more students in each of

the last three years). At the end of Open Enrollment, there

were 28 students on the waiting list for K, enough students to

fill an additional K class. The three buildings proposed currently

house attendance area populations, and those students would

need to be assigned to a different building as their attendance

area school. This would require significant boundary (and

potentially feeder pattern) revisions.


time. Consider in

conjunction with capacity

management work and

BEX IV planning.


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Rainier

View

Pinehurst

Roxhill

Van Asselt

OPTION SCHOOLS(Public Request Submitted by Charlie Mas)The proposal is to duplicate Salmon Bay to promote equitable

access to programs, replicate success, and accommodate

demand demonstrated by waiting lists.

Staff notes: It is unclear from the data whether another Salmon

Bay K8 would attract sufficient enrollment. This could vary

depending on the location. The K waiting list for Salmon Bay

dropped from 70 students last year to 19 students this year at

the end of Open Enrollment. (A portion of the drop, about of

a class, was due to adding K class this year at the schools

request.) At the end of the waiting list period (September 30)

this year, there were seven students remaining on Salmon

Bays K waiting list. The 6th grade waiting list for Salmon Bay

dropped from 67 students two years ago to zero students last

year; there were two students on the waiting list this year at

the end of Open Enrollment. At the end of the waiting list

period (September 30) last year, there were six vacancies

available and no waitlisted students. This year, there were

three students remaining on Salmon Bays 6 th grade waiting list

at the end of the waiting list period. The buildings suggested

would need to be studied to determine the cost of converting

the buildings to serve K8 students in a mushroom model

(increased enrollment starting in 6th grade).

Pinehurst is currently an option school, so boundary revisions

would not be necessary to convert it to an option school with a

different theme. However, the building is very small and would

likely require a significant building addition or replacement.

The other three buildings currently house attendance area

populations, and those students would need to be assigned to

a different building as their attendance area school. This would

require significant boundary (and potentially feeder pattern)

revisions.


time. Consider in

conjunction with

capacity management

work and BEX IV

planning.


Various

Schools

SPECIAL EDUCATION (Staff)

There has been an ongoing effort over the past few years to

better align locations of various selfcontained special

education services. As part of this work, a number of services

are in transition, in various stages of being phased out. When a

program is phased out, lower grades are no longer served, but

currently assigned students continue until they age out. In

particular, a number of programs will serve grades 45 only in

201213. Several programs are being closed, since the phase

out has been completed (grade 5 only in 201112). In somecases, programs are being extended (by adding grades) or new

phase outs are being initiated. Services are being added in

some cases where an area of the district has been underserved

in the past. These changes are moving in the direction of having

appropriate services located in all or most service areas over

the next few years. They address concerns raised in outside

review of district services which found that services were often

not sufficiently accessible to students near where they live.

At middle and high school, there are significant changes in how

Approved

February 2012


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students who need selfcontained special education services

will be assigned. Most risers and new students will be assigned

to their attendance area schools, or to a predictable linked

school, and standard tiebreakers will be used to process school

choices.

Linked Schools

SPS Linked Elementary Schools for Student Services: Grades K-5, 2012 2013 School Year

1 Special Ed. Resource Services are offered at all schools. Students requiring selfcontained Special Ed. services not shown here will be

assigned to a school in their service area or another nearby school based on program availability and capacities.

2 New students who live in the John Stanford International School (JSIS) or McDonald attendance areas and would like to attend

halfday kindergarten, or do not want to participate in a language immersion program, will be assigned to the linked

nonlanguageimmersion school (B.F. Day). New students who live in the JSIS attendance area and are entering 2nd5th grades, or

who live in the McDonald attendance area and are entering 2nd grade, will be assigned to B.F. Day; if they are determined eligible for

the language immersion program, they will be reassigned to their attendance area school upon request.


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SPS Linked Elementary Schools for Student Services: Grades K-5, 2012 2013 School Year

1 Special Ed. Resource Services are offered at all schools. Students requiring selfcontained Special Ed. services not shown here will be

assigned to a school in their service area or another nearby school based on program availability and capacities.


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SPS Linked Middle Schools for Student Services: Grades 6-8, 2012 2013 School Year

1 Special Ed. Resource Services are offered at all schools.

2 Spectrumeligible students in grades 68 are guaranteed assignment to the Spectrum program at their attendance area

middle school, through September 30.


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SPS Linked High Schools for Student Services: Grades 9-12, 2012 2013 School Year

1 Special Ed. Resource Services are offered at all schools.

Overview of Middle Schools and High Schools

Beginning with assignments for 2012-13, assignments for middle and high school students receiving self-

contained special education services will:

Provide assignment predictability for most middle and high school students receiving self-contained special

education services similar to the predictability provided for students in general education.

Risers (entering 6th or 9th grade) and new middle and high school students who need self-contained

special education services will be assigned to their attendance area school or to a predictable, linked

school that provides the required services.

Provide opportunities for school choice for most middle and high school students receiving self-contained

special education services similar to the school choice opportunities available for students in general

education.

In addition to providing a guaranteed and predictable assignment to most students who need self-

contained special education services, opportunities for school choice will also generally be available.

This includes the opportunity to apply (during Open Enrollment through September 30) for another

attendance area school and/or for an option school that offers the appropriate services.

Provide equitable access to school choice with assignments based on established tiebreakers

similar tothe process used for school choice assignments for students in general education.

With a consistent process in place to make school choice assignments for students receiving self-

contained special education services, there will be greater equity and efficiency in these assignments.

Depending on the school(s) requested, standard tiebreakers will apply for choices during Open

Enrollment. These tiebreakers are included in the approved New Student AssignmentPlan Transition

Plan for 2012-13.


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The following three components will be in place to support implementation:

1. Program placement

Services will be added at a few schools to accommodate additional enrollment and/or increase availability of

services closer to home in alignment with the New Student Assignment Plan.

2. Staffing aligned with enrollment

Staffing will be allocated based on the number of students assigned. Discussions are underway between the

district and SEA to establish specific procedures for staffing adjustments when the number of students is

above the established staffing ratio. Initial staffing will be based on projections, with adjustments based on

monitoring of additional enrollment data, including Open Enrollment data.

3. Linked schools

Linked schools provide guaranteed and predictable assignments for middle and high school students who

need self-contained special education service.


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*Program Placement Changes Subsequent to 2012 - 2013 Open Enrollment

Add new 6-8 SM4 program at South Shore

Add new K-2 SM4 program at K-5 STEM at Boren

Add Extended Day Preschool program at K-5 STEM at Boren

Add new K-3 SM4 program at Sacajawea

Add new 3-5 SM3 program at Pinehurst

Add new K-2 SM3 program at Laurelhurst

Close SM4i program at Pathfinder

Change SM3 program at Catharine Blaine to grade 8 only (previously grades 7-8)

Add new PreK program at Dearborn Park(opened 1/13)

Close SM2 program at Adams

Change SM1g program at Adams to grades K-5 (previously grades 1-5)

Change SM4 program at Broadview-Thomson to grades K-2 and 5-8 (previously grades 6-8)

Close SM1g program at Viewlands

Add new K-2 SM4 program at Viewlands

Add new PreK program at Lowell (opens 2/13)

*Amended January 25, 2013 in August of 2012, an ongoing special education support team was established

that included special education consulting teachers, supervisors, interim director, interim executive director,

executive director of operations, enrollment services manager, budget manager, transportation manager, and

the interim deputy superintendent, to make recommendations to place services in schools based on the

equitable access to programs and services policy adopted on August 15, 2012. Services were placed in schools

based on the eight objectives in this policy with an emphasis on placing services equitably across the district

and where students reside. Consulting teachers and supervisors engaged with school administrators and

executive directors of schools to confirm that there was appropriate space in the respective schools to

determine if the space would meet the instructional program needs. Parents and guardians were then

contacted and informed of the services and offered placement. In addition, the budget manager approved

staffing, budget for instructional materials, equipment, and classroom supplies. It must be noted that an

effort to place services at schools, were based on existing services in schools in each of the five regions, so that

as many schools as possible are offering a continuum of services to our students.


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Location of Services

Location of Services: Special Education, 2012 2013 School Year


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Location of Services: Special Education, 2012 2013 School Year


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Part 2 for the Upcoming 2013 2014 School Year

Equitable Access to Programs and Services Annual Report

Per Board Policy #2200, Equitable Access to Programs and Services:

delegates to the Superintendent the authority to make all program placementdecisions.

On a quarterly basis the Superintendent or designee shall provide an update to theschool Board on decisions made during the previous quarter and a preview of

upcoming decisions, if known. These quarterly updates should be provided to theschool Board in April, July and October.

The fourth quarter update shall be an annual report that provides detail about all thedecisions that were made in the prior year and how those decisions relate to the eight

decision making criteria outlined in the policy. The annual report should be provided

to the School Board in January.

Decision Making Criteria

1. Place programs or services in support of district-wide academic goals;2. Place programs or services equitably across the district;3. Place programs or services where students reside;4. Place programs or services in accordance with the rules of the current student

assignment plan, and as appropriate, equitably across each middle school feeder

region;

5. Engage stakeholders in a timely and publicly visible manner by informing, involving,and/or consulting with them as appropriate, and consider their input in the decision-

making process when feasible;

6. Utilize physical space resources effectively to assure that instructional and programspace needs are equitably met across the district;

7. Ensure that fiscal resources are taken into consideration, including analyzing currentand future fiscal impacts; and

8. Analyze the impact of any decision before it is made, by using data, research and bestpractice

As was reported in the October quarterly report, no changes to programs have been made

since information was previously posted. However, as previously noted, changes in special

education services continued to be made in collaboration with recommendations from the


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Special Education Support team that includes, Special Education staff, Principals, Enrollment

Planning, Human Resources, Transportation, and Budget. In addition, these changes have been

made based on the eight criteria from the adopted board policy 2200. It must be noted that

continued discussions and decisions in regard to International Schools, K-5 STEM, Jane Addams

Middle School, Advanced Learning, Skills Center, for example, will take place when the Program

Placement Framework is approved in April.

Overview of Program Changes for 2013 2014

As was done last year, information about program locations for 2013-14 that could impact

family choices is being made available to families prior to the Open Enrollment period.

(February 25 March 8, 2013).

Program placement changes not connected to the Open Enrollment process are adjusted asneeded through the spring and summer. For instance, students do not apply for service

schools through the Open Enrollment process, so the Superintendent may determine

changes for those programs at a later time.

Program placement decisions are also reflected in the designation of linked attendance area

schools, and specify the services or program(s) for which the schools are linked.

The attached charts provide information about the location of various services and linked

schools for self-contained special education services, English Language Learners, Advanced

Learning, International Schools/Language Immersion, and Montessori programs for

elementary and K8 schools. Note that all attendance area middle and high schools provide

ELL services. All attendance area middle schools offer Spectrum.

The purpose of this overview is to provide information that may be helpful to families in

thinking about school enrollment for 2013-14. General information is presented first,

followed by information about special education. Changes were evaluated through the eight

decision making criteria from the Equitable Access To Programs and Services policy (Policy

No. 2200) as discussed on pages 16 and 19.


No changesDenny Service Area

No changesEckstein Service Area

No changesHamilton Service Area

Standard roll-up extends the language immersion program at McDonald through 3rdgrade.


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No ChangesMcClure Service Area

No ChangesMercer Service Area

Standard roll-up extends the language immersion program at Beacon Hill through 5th grade Kimball may add ALO, check with the school


No ChangesWhitman Service Area

Modify linked schools for ELL services link Greenwood and Bagley to Viewlandsinstead of to Adams.

High Schools

The first language immersion cohort from Denny enrolls at Chief Sealth (10th gradeSpanish).

Pending final approval, implementation of the International Baccalaureate at RainierBeach will begin with the 11

thgrade class for 2013-14.

Standard grade roll-up extends the Ingraham APP/IB program through 11th grade. Standard grade roll-up extends the World School program at Meany through 11th

grade.

Special Education Changes for 2013 2014

Many of the changes reflect continued phasing out of programs initiated previously. Current students

are not displaced when services are phased out, but new students are assigned only to the 2013-14

grades. For middle and high schools, linked schools provide predictable assignments for risers and new

students.


Convert SM4i services at Graham Hill to SM4 (K-5) Close medically fragile services at Martin Luther King Jr.

Denny Service Area

Add SM4 continuum of services (3-5) at Stem at Boren Add SM4 services to Denny


Continue phase out of SM2i program at Green Lake (5th grade) Continue phase out of SM4i program at John Rogers (5th grade) Phase out SM1g program at Olympic View (2nd- 5th grade)


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Relocate SM3 program at Pinehurst to Laurelhurst to provide continuum of servicesHamilton Service Area

Relocate SM3 program at Pinehurst to Laurelhurst to provide continuum of services(K-5)


Continue phase-out of SM4i program at Pathfinder (5th grade in 2013-14) Continue phase-out of SM4i program at Lafayette (5th grade in 2013-14) Continue phase-out of SM4i program at Schmitz Park (5th grade in 2013-14)


Complete phase-out of SM3 program at Catharine Blaine Add SM2 to McClure Convert SM4i to SM4 program at Hay (K-5) Complete phase out of SM2i program at Lawton (5th grade in 2013-14)

Mercer Service Area

Continue phase out of SM1g program at Kimball (4th - 5th in 2013-14)Washington Service Area

Continue phase out of SM2i program at Leschi (5th grade in 2013-14) Continue phase out of SM2i program at Montlake (5th grade in 2013-14). Continue phase out of SM4i program at John Muir (5th grade in 2013-14)). Add vision related services to Lowell Relocate medically fragile program at Washington to McClure


Open Transitional Kindergarten services at North Beach Convert SM4i to SM 4 at Bagley Continue phase out of SM4i at North Beach (5thgrade in 2013-14). Add SM4 at Whitman

High School

Change medically fragile linked school for Garfield and Roosevelt to Ingraham (2013-14)

Add Project Search (providing internship to work program) to Roosevelt (18-21 yrs.)at Childrens Hospital

Converting 18-21 transition program to medically fragile 18-21 program linked toBallard and located at Lincoln.

Working with capacity management to determine location of SM 4 for the Franklinservice area


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Program Placement Decisions for 2013 2014

School(s) For Annual Review and Discussion Recommendation Approved

RainierBeach ADVANCED LEARNING(Staff)

Continue final steps in the development of the International

Baccalaureate (IB) program at Rainier Beach.

Implementation will begin in September 2013 beginning

with the 11th

grade.

Continue process forRainier Beach to become

an authorized

International

Baccalaureate (IB)

program.

ApprovedFebruary 2012

Kimball ADVANCED LEARNING

(Staff)

Kimball may be adding Advanced Learning Opportunities

(ALO) in 2013. Check with the school for confirmation.

TBD

Dearborn

Park

Mercer

Middle

Elementary

TBD

High School

TBD

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

(Staff)

Continue steps to determine designation of InternationalSchools. Dearborn Park designated for preplanning;

Mercer Middle under consideration for preplanning;

Ingraham International School (pending board approval),

opens in 2013. To continue completing the framework of

International Schools, recommendations have been made

to designate an additional elementary school in the Denny

service area, and a high school located in southeast region.

Continue the process to

determine the status of

International schools andnext steps.

Various

Schools

SPECIAL EDUCATION

(Staff)

There has been an ongoing effort over the past few years to

better align locations of various self-contained special

education services. As part of this work, a number ofservices are in transition, in various stages of being phased

out. When a program is phased out, lower grades are no

longer served, but currently assigned students continue

until they age out. In particular, a number of programs will

serve grade 5 only in 2013-14.

In some cases, programs are being extended (by adding

grades) or new phase outs are being initiated. Services are

being added in some cases where an area of the district has

been underserved in the past.

. Approved

January 2013


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Linked Schools

High School

Attendance Area

Special Education Linked Schools for High School Students

Linked School

for Deaf/Hard of

Hearing

Service Model

Linked School for

Medically Fragile

Service Model

Linked School for

Service Model 2

Linked School for

Service Model 4

Ballard

Roosevelt

Ingraham Ballard Ballard

Chief Sealth Int'l Chief Sealth Int'l Chief Sealth Int'l Chief Sealth Int'l

Franklin Chief Sealth Int'l Franklin Rainier Beach

Garfield Ingraham Garfield Garfield

Ingraham Ingraham Ingraham Ingraham

Nathan Hale Nathan Hale Nathan Hale Nathan Hale

Rainier Beach Chief Sealth Int'l Rainier Beach Rainier Beach

Roosevelt Ingraham Roosevelt Roosevelt

West Seattle High Chief Sealth Int'l West Seattle High West Seattle High


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Middle School

Attendance

Area

Elementary

Attendance

Area

Special Education Linked Schools for Middle School Students

Linked

School for

Deaf/Hard of

Hearing

Service

Model

Linked School

for Medically

Fragile Service

Model

Linked

School for

Service

Model 2

Linked

School for

Service

Model 3

Linked School for

Service Model 4

Aki Kurose All

Eckstein

Orca Aki Kurose Aki Kurose Aki Kurose

Denny Int'l All Orca Denny Int'l Denny Int'l Madison

Eckstein All Washington Eckstein Eckstein Eckstein

Hamilton All Washington Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton

Madison All Orca Madison Madison Madison

McClure All WashingtonCatharine

BlaineMcClure McClure

Mercer All Orca Mercer Mercer Mercer

Washington All Washington Washington Washington TOPS

Whitman All Washington Whitman Whitman Whitman

Overview of Middle Schools and High Schools

Assignments for middle and high school students receiving self-contained special education services:

Provide assignment predictability for most middle and high school students receiving self-

contained special education services similar to the predictability provided for students in

general education.

Risers (entering 6th or 9th grade) and new middle and high school students who need self-

contained special education services will be assigned to their attendance area school or to apredictable, linked school that provides the required services.

Provide opportunities for school choice for most middle and high school students receiving self-

contained special education services similar to the school choice opportunities available for

students in general education.


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In addition to providing a guaranteed and predictable assignment to most students who need

self-contained special education services, opportunities for school choice will also generally be

available. This includes the opportunity to apply (during Open Enrollment through September

30) for another attendance area school and/or for an option school that offers the appropriate

services.

Provide equitable access to school choice with assignments based on established tiebreakers

similar to the process used for school choice assignments for students in general education.

With a consistent process in place to make school choice assignments for students receiving

self-contained special education services, there will be greater equity and efficiency in these

assignments. Depending on the school(s) requested, standard tiebreakers will apply for

choices during Open Enrollment. These tiebreakers are included in the approved New Student

Assignment Plan Transition Plan for 2013-14.

Three components support this approach:

1. Program placementServices are sometimes added, closed, or relocated to accommodate changes in

enrollment and/or increase availability of services closer to home in alignment with the

New Student Assignment Plan. Program location information is available on the district

website prior to the annual Open Enrollment period.

2. Staffing aligned with enrollmentStaffing is allocated based on the number of students assigned and staffing ratios. Initial

staffing is based on projections, with adjustments based on ongoing monitoring of

enrollment data, including Open Enrollment data. This is the same process used in

staffing adjustments for general education and other district programs and services.

3. Linked schoolsLinked schools provide guaranteed and predictable assignments for middle and high

school students who need self-contained special education services.


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Location of Services

Service AreaOption Schools

With Transportationin Service Area/

Linked Service Area

Special Education Services 2013-2014

Intensive Services at

Attendance Area MiddleSchools

ElementaryFeeder Schools

PreschoolServices Intensive Services

AKI KUROSESM3 (Behavior),SM2 (Generic),SM4 (Autism),

SM2 (Low Incidence A)

South Shore (K-8)SM3 (K-8 Behavior), SM4 (6-8)

ML King SM2 (4-5 Low Incidence A), SM2 (K-3)

Dunlap (a)PreK,

Extended Daynone

Emerson SM1g (K-5 Generic)

Graham Hill SM4 (K-5 Autism), SM4i (4-5 Inclusion B)

Rainier View SM4 (K-5 Autism)

Wing Luke SM4 (K-5 Autism)

DENNY

SM2 (Generic),SM3 (Behavior)SM4 (Autism)

Pathfinder (K-8)SM4 (K-8 Autism)

BorenSM4 (K-5), TK (Transitional

Kindergarten), PreK/ExtendedDay

Arbor Heights SM1g (K-5 Generic)

Concord PreK none

Highland Park SM3 (K-5 Behavior)

Roxhill SM4 (K-5Autism)

Sanislo none

West SeattleElementary

PreK SM1g (K-5 Generic)

ECKSTEINDHH (Deaf & Hard of

Hearing),SM3 (Behavior),

SM4 (Inclusion B),SM2 (Generic)

Pinehurst (K-8) (a)PreK/Extended Day

Jane AddamsSM4 (K-8 Autism),

PreKThornton Creek

SM4 (K-5 Autism)

Bryant none

Green Lake (a)PreK

(MedicallyFragile)

SM2i (5 Inclusion A), Med Frag (K-5Medically Fragile)

John Rogers SM4i (5 Inclusion B)

Olympic Hills SM1g (K-5 Generic)

Olympic View SM1g (3-5 Generic)

Sacajawea SM4 (K-3)

Sand Point TK (Transitional Kindergarten)

View Ridge SM2 (K-5 Low Incidence A)

Wedgwood SM2 (K-5 Low Incidence A)

HAMILTONSM2 (Generic, Low

Incidence A),SM3 (Behavior),

SM4 (Autism)

Salmon BaySM4 (6-8 Inclusion B)

B.F. Day SM3 (K-5 Behavior)

John Stanford none

Laurelhurst SM3 (K-5)

McDonald none

West Woodland none

MADISONSM3 (Behavior),SM2 (Generic),

SM4 (Inclusion B)

Pathfinder (K-8)SM4 (K-8 Autism)

BorenSM4 (K-2), TK (Transitional

Kindergarten), PreK/Extended Day

AlkiPreK/Extended

Daynone

Gatewood SM3 (K-5 Behavior)

Lafayette SM4i (5 Inclusion B),

Schmitz Park SM4i (5 Inclusion B)


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Linked Service Area


Intensive Services atAttendance Area Middle

Schools


PreschoolServices

Intensive Services

MCCLURE

SM3 (Behavior),SM4 (Autism),

SM4 (Inclusion B),SM2 (Generic),

Medically Fragile

Queen Anne (K-5)none

Catharine Blaine K-8 none

Coe none

Hay SM4 (K-5 Inclusion B)

Lawton SM2i (5 Inclusion A)

MERCERSM3 (Behavior),

SM4 (Low Incidence B),SM2 (Generic)

Orca (K-8)Med Frag (K-8 Medically

Fragile)

Beacon Hill none

Dearborn ParkPreK (opening

Jan 2013)

Hawthorne SM3 (K-5 Behavior)

Kimball SM1g (4-5 Generic)

Maple none

Van Asselt

TK (Transitional Kindergarten),

SM1g (K-5 Generic)



Linked Service Area


Intensive Services atAttendance Area Middle

Schools


PreschoolServices

Intensive Services

WASHINGTONSM3 (Behavior),SM2 (Generic)

TOPSDHH (PreK-5 Deaf & Hard of

Hearing (ASL, SEE)),SM4 (6-8)

Gatzert PreK SM1g (K-5 Generic)

John Muir SM4i (5 Inclusion B)

Leschi SM2i (5 Inclusion A)

LowellPreK/Extended

Day

Med Frag (K-5 Medically Fragile), SM2(K-5 Low Incidence A)

SM4 (K-5 Low Incidence B), Vision K-5

Madrona K-8 PreK none

McGilvra none

Montlake SM2i (5 Inclusion A)

Stevens SM3 (K-5 Behavior), SM4 (K-5 Inclusion)

Thurgood Marshall (a) Extended Day SM4 (K-5 Autism)

WHITMANSM2 (Generic)SM3 (Behavior)

Salmon BaySM4 (6-8 Inclusion B)

Adams SM1g (K-5 Generic)

Broadview-ThomsonK-8

PreK SM4 (K-8 Inclusion B)

Daniel Bagley SM4 (K-5 Autism)

Greenwood PreK/ExtendedDay none

Loyal Heights none

North Beach SM4i (5 Inclusion B), Transitional K

Northgate SM3 (K-5 Behavior)

Viewlands PreK SM4 (K-2)

Whittier none


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High Schools Type Intensive Special Education Services

Ballard Attendance Area SchoolSM4 (Autism), SM4 (Inclusion B), SM2 (Generic, Low

Incidence A), TRX (18-21 Transition)

Chief Sealth Attendance Area SchoolSM4 (Autism), SM2 (Generic, Low Incidence A), SM2(Behavior), Med Frag (Medically Fragile), TRX (18-21

Transition)

Franklin Attendance Area School SM2 (Behavior), SM2 (Generic), SM4 (Autism)Garfield Attendance Area School SM2 (Behavior), SM2 (Generic), SM4 (Inclusion B)

Nathan Hale Attendance Area SchoolSM2 (Generic, Low Incidence A, Behavior), SM4 (Low

Incidence B), Med Frag (Medically Fragile), TRX (18-21Transition)

Ingraham Attendance Area SchoolSM2 (Behavior, Generic, Low Incidence A, Dyspraxic), SM4

(Autism), Med Frag (Medically Fragile), SM4 (LowIncidence B), TRX (18-21 Transition)

Rainier Beach Attendance Area School SM2 (Behavior, Generic), SM4, TRX (18-21 Transition)

Roosevelt Attendance Area SchoolSM2 (Behavior), SM4 (Autism, Inclusion B), DHH, TRX

(Transition)

West Seattle Attendance Area SchoolSM2 (Behavior), SM4 (Autism), SM2 (Generic, Low

Incidence A), TRX (18-21 Transition)

The Center School Option School SM4 (Inclusion B)

Cleveland Option School SM2 (Behavior, Generic), SM4 (Autism, Inclusion B)Nova Option School SM4 (Inclusion B, Internalizing Disorders)

Information is accurate as of the time of publication, but is subject to change. Program placement changes not connected to the Open

Enrollment process are adjusted as needed through the spring and summer. Changes will be publicized as soon as they are known.

Next Steps

With the approval of the Equitable Access to Programs and Services Framework in April,

based on Policy 2200 and the newly approved Superintendent Procedures (2200SP), staff will

begin to engage school communities later this year for their input as it relates to placement

of the various school programs.

program placement annual report 2013

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