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Special Education Programs LSAC Presentation, 03/02/2017
Special Education Student Enrollment
December, 2015 Count
¡ 4,303 students K-12
¡ 416 students in Special Education
¡ 9.6% of total students
December, 2016 Count
¡ 4,349 students K-12
¡ 405 students in Special Education
¡ 9.3% of total students
Special Education Certificated Staff Early Childhood (1.5)
Elementary ¡ Resource (4)
¡ PLP (2)
¡ Compass (1)
Middle ¡ Resource (3)
¡ PLP (1)
¡ Compass (1)
High School ¡ Resource (3.5)
¡ Compass (1)
¡ PLP (2)
¡ Transition (1)
Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) (2)
Behavior Specialist (1)
Curriculum Specialist (1)
Psychologists (6/4.5 FTE)
SLPs (7/6.0 FTE)
OTs (3/2.0 FTE)
PT (1/0.8 FTE)
Child Find How do we identify students who might need special education services?
¡ No-cost monthly screenings for children ages three to five
¡ Referrals from staff, parents, and community stakeholders
¡ Partnerships with MI private schools
Birth to Three
¡ Contracted services through Kindering and Boyer
¡ Emphasis on providing services in the natural setting, often the child’s home
Early Childhood Special Education Services
¡ Ancillary services (e.g., speech therapy)
¡ Developmental Preschool at Northwood
¡ 2015-2017 Initiative: Creative Curriculum
¡ Embedded professional development from University of WA’s Professional Development Unit
Resource Programs
Elementary ¡ One teacher per building with an average of 19 students
per teacher
Middle ¡ Three teachers with an average of 20 students per
teacher
High School ¡ Three teachers with an average of 22 students per
teacher in high school programs ¡ 2016-2017 Initiative: Participation in professional
development through a grant focused on best practices in transition services through the Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS) at Seattle University
Specialty Programs PLP
¡ Elementary programs at Island Park and Northwood with an average of 6 students per teacher
¡ One middle school program with 7 students
¡ One high school program with two teachers and 12 students
Compass
¡ One elementary program at West Mercer with 4 students
¡ One middle school program 13 students
¡ One high school program with 9 students ¡ 2015-17 Multi-year program development with Dr. Lisa Hoyt focusing on
environmental and instructional strategies and best practices for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities
Adult Transition Program ¡ 9 students
¡ Ages 18-21
¡ Focus on career exploration and community independence ¡ Sheltered work opportunities: district office,
transportation, preschool
¡ Program Business “Cool Beans Café”
¡ Community work opportunities
In-home Services
¡ When a student’s health or other unique needs prevent them from attending district programs
Out of District Placements Less than 1% of MISD K-12 students:
¡ Interlocal Agreements ¡ Bellevue School District
¡ Private Placements ¡ On-island
¡ Off-island