shelton school district special education board presentation presented by tami stoutnar, director of...
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Shelton School District
Special EducationBoard Presentation
Presented by Tami Stoutnar, Director of Special Education and Early Childhood Education
March 24, 2015
Special Education CURRENT NUMBERS
• 617 students receiving SDI (K-12+)• 143 Early Learning students receiving SDI (0-5)• 33 Special Education Teachers• 5 School Psychologists• 5.8 Speech & Language Pathologists (SLP)• 2.0 Occupational/Physical Therapists (OT/PT)• 414.85 hours of Paraeducator time daily• 6 students receiving therapy on Service Plan at private
schools
Special EducationLOCATIONS
• 7 School Buildings• 1 Early Learning Center• Resource Rooms• Behavior Support Classrooms• Exceptional Needs Classrooms• Speech only students
Placement Options: allow for inclusion into general education setting if appropriate for individual student
Special EducationBY THE NUMBERS
Comparison 2013-2014• 573 - K-12+ Special Education
enrollment• 143 Early Learning Program (0-5)• 364.75 Paraeducator time daily• 88.15 Itinerant staff time Comparison 2014-2015
• 617 – K-12+ Special Education enrollment
• 143 Early Learning Program (0-5)• 414.85 Paraeducator time daily• 94.6 Itinerant staff time
Special EducationGROWTH
Early Learning Program - Early Intervention Program (0-3)
- 21 infant and toddlers- Developmental Preschool (3-5)- 118 students on IEPs- Bilingual Preschool (4-5)
- 2 students on IEPsAutism- 88+ Number of students with diagnosis of
Autism Spectrum Disorder or Asperger’s Syndrome
Increased Services- Continued need for increased services
provided by special education staff and contracted employees
Special EducationFUNDING
2014-2015 School Year Revenue- State Special Education $4,360,535.71
- State, general and 0-2 apportionment- Federal Special Education $832,600.00
- IDEA-B, Section 611, Section 619 and carry-over- Cooperative Generated Special Education $114,192.00
2014-2015 Funding
State Sped
Federal Sped
Co-op Sped
Special EducationCHALLENGES
Adequate Staff RecruitmentRetention
Promote SheltonHire EarlyConditional Hire for
Graduating Students
Hope for the Future
Special EducationCHALLENGES
Adequate FacilitiesSafety ConcernsAging FacilitiesRoom to Grow
Hope for the FutureBuilding RemodelsSpace designed for
students with special needs
Special EducationCHALLENGES
Adequate Staff MaterialsEquipmentTechnologyCurriculum
Hope for the FutureAssistive Technology
ChromebooksiPads/Learning AppsDragonspeakResearch-based
Special EducationCHALLENGES
Adequate Professional Development
Hope for the Future Leadership Team
- Staff member from each building
More Opportunities- In-house training- Staff-train-staff in
area of expertise
Special EducationCHALLENGES
Growing Autism Community
Hope for FutureDistrict staff
– Behavior Specialist– BCBA
Staff TrainingParent TrainingResources
Questions