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TOP 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION

TOP 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION. August, 2013. 10. PRINCIPAL/DESIGNEE. Go To Person in Each Building for Special Education Questions Responsible for the Special Education Program and Services in Each Building

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TOP 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION

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  1. TOP 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION August, 2013

  2. 10. PRINCIPAL/DESIGNEE • Go To Person in Each Building for Special Education Questions • Responsible for the Special Education Program and Services in Each Building • Due Process Secretaries Do Not Answer Questions About Special Education

  3. 9. DISCIPLINE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES REQUIRES SOME DIFFERENCES • 10 Day Rule - Consecutive/Cumulative • IEP or Behavior Support Plan May Require Differences • Must Provide Services on the 11th Day of Removal • Special Regulations Apply For Weapons, Drugs or Serious Bodily Injury

  4. 8. BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLANS ARE PART OF THE IEP • Must Be Followed as Stated on the Plan • Required If Behavior is Determined to Be a Manifestation of the Student’s Disability • Best Practice to Do a Functional Assessment of Behavior and Possibly BSP If Change of Placement Due to Removals

  5. 7. ACSIP INCLUDES SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUES • Special Education Issues Are Addressed by Building and District Committees • ADE Special Education Monitoring/ACSIP Report Triggers and State Targets Not Met on Special Education Annual Performance Report (graduation rate, dropout rate, AYP, Suspension/Expulsion, Least Restrictive Environment, Parent Involvement, Disproportionality, Child Find Timelines, Timely and Accurate Reporting, Post School Outcomes and Secondary Transition)

  6. 6. LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT • State Target for Percentage of Students with Disabilities in Regular Class 80% or More of the Day - 59.77% Dumas – 40.94% • State Target for Percentage of SWD in Regular Class less than 40% of the Day (Self-Contained) – 12.51% Dumas – 23.49% • Will Have to Consider Lesser Restrictive Placements Including Indirect Services and Co-Teaching

  7. 5. SPECIAL EDUCATION CONFERENCES ARE NOT OPTIONAL • Required by Law • Required Attendance at IEP Meetings By Regular Classroom Teacher • Bring Student Data and Work Samples

  8. 4. IEP MODIFICATIONS ARE NOT OPTIONAL • Law Requires Provision of Modifications Listed on the IEP • MUST Be Provided EXACTLY as Stated on the IEP • All Teachers Must Initial and Will Receive Copies • Teachers Can Be Sued As Individuals for Not Providing Modifications • Part of Teacher Evaluation

  9. 3. SPECIAL EDUCATION SUBGROUP PERFORMANCE/GROWTH REQUIREMENTS FOR 11/12 • LITERACY ( Performance/Expected) • District – 18.99% / 26.67% • High School - (n < 10) • Junior High – 0% / 12.16% • Reed/Central – 22.41% / 29.90% • LITERACY ( Growth/Expected) • District – 25.00% / 23.30% • High School – (n < 10) • Junior High – 0% / 12.50% • Reed/Central – 36.36% / 32.10%

  10. 3. (Continued) • Math ( Performance/Expected ) District – 24.14% / 40.46% High School - ( n < 10) Junior High – 24.00% / 51.99% Reed / Central – 24.14% / 33.50% • Math (Growth/Expected) District – 8.33% / 17.68 High School – ( n< 10) Junior High – 0% / 16.67% Reed / Central – 12.12% / 18.52%

  11. 2. RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RtI) • Data Source for Determining if a Student Can Be Identified as Having a Specific Learning Disability • Must Provide Research-Based Interventions in Suspected Area of Deficit • Need Progress Monitoring Data Gathered at Least Every Two Weeks in Area of Suspected Disability • Goal is to Keep Students from Needing Referral to Special Education • RtI is a REGULAR EDUCATION Responsibility Written in Special Education Law

  12. 1. CONFIDENTIALITY • Required by Law and Right Thing To Do • Parent Consent Required to Share Personally Identifiable Information Unless to Another School District Where Student Enrolls • No Sharing or Discussing of Any Information About a Student with a Disability with Anyone Other Than Those Who Also Have Access

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