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Eastchester Union Free School District
Pupil Personnel Presentation
Noreen Urso, Ed.D.Director of Pupil Personnel
February 26, 2013
Pupil Personnel &Special Education Budget
Description 2012/13 2013/14*Salaries & Benefits (program administration)
$ 505,472 $ 508,585
Equipment – assistive devices
7,500 7,500
Specialists – OT/PT, ABA, Vision and Hearing Services
398,000 398,000
Tuition 268,620 268,620Textbooks & Workbooks 4,055 4,055BOCES 630,000 595,000 Materials & Supplies 37,000 37,000Total: $ 1,850,647 $ 1,818,760
* Special Education Program costs are within building budgets* Special Education Program costs are within building budgets
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004
IDEA, 2004Points of Emphasis
Right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - where a student
receives their mandated services Response to Intervention (RTI) - Research-based
instruction designed to prevent the over-identification of learning disabilities
Development of an Individual Education Plan (IEP)for each eligible student
Access to programs and services Transition services
All lead to….. Students working to their potential and beyond
Pupil Personnel IDEAMandated Providers
Special Education Teachers
Psychologists Speech Teachers Occupational
Therapists Physical Therapists Vision Specialists Hearing Specialists
School Physicians Nurses Teaching Assistants Monitors Contracted Service
Providers
Pupil Personnel Oversight
Committee on Special Education (CSE) Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) 504 Committee Out of district intake placements Parentally placed students in private schools Home schooled students; home instruction Health Services, homeless liaison Supervision/Hiring of PPS staff and administrative
staff State Aid/Grants for Special Education State reporting for Special Education
Mandated Programs and Services Required Under
IDEA, 2004
RTI Benefits all students by
monitoring grade level progress in the areas of reading and math for all students K-5.
Provides research-based data driven information to identify at risk students early.
Prevents over-identification of Learning Disabilities (LD’s).
IDEA Mandated Programs
Provides individualized programs and related services, recommended by the Committee on Special Education (CSE) or the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)
Meeting the Individual Needs of All Students with
Disabilities Develop programs and
services based on the unique needs of a particular cohort of students.
Assess services district-wide each year to ensure that we have developed programs and services for all students who are moving from grade to grade or building to building.
Special Education Programs
Integrated Co-Teaching:
Specially designed instruction provided to a group of students with disabilities and non-disabled students
Consultant Teacher Services:
Direct and/or indirect services to students with disabilities who attend regular education classes
Related Services: Services in conjunction
with a general education program or with other special education programs and services
Resource Room: Designed for the
purpose of supplementing the general education classroom instruction
Special Education Programs cont’d
Part-Time Special Classes
Small grade level classes that provide a modified curriculum to students with learning disabilities, attentional difficulties, or language difficulties
Adaptive Physical Education, Art, and Music
A diversified program of developmental activities, games, sports, and rhythms designed to meet the individual needs of students with disabilities
Special Education Programs
cont’d
Communication Development Programs designed for students who have
moderate language delays and require intensive instruction using grade level curriculum as a guide
Social skills and community-based instruction are built into the program, as well as academics for every-day living
One of Our Summer School Programs
Each week the children studied a particular city or country.
Through community outings students gained multifaceted learning opportunities in both the academic and social domains.
Through these community based activities students were provided the opportunity to apply their new skills.
Special Education Programs
cont’d
Intensive Needs Classes
We offer specially designed programs for students with communication delays including Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Students may require a specialized way of learning, such as Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), in a class with no more than 8 students.
Behavior intervention and modifications are an important part of the program.
Intensive Needs Classroom
Middle School
Intensive Needs Program at Waverly
School To Work Partnerships Eastchester High School
This program is provided during the school day for students with special needs to assist in the development of social skills and to help students gain work experience.
The employer gains access to reliable and productive workers, and prepares students to transition to a productive
adult life and become active members of their community.
Participating community businesses include: • Value Drugs, Lake Isle, Whitson’s Food
Service, and Elizabeth Arden Salons
Café High School
Café at the High School
Using a Business Model Students Learn
Math Cash register operation How to make change Inventory Calculation of profit and loss Shopping Stock replenishment Social skills development
Integration of TechnologyUsing iPads
iPads continue to be instrumental for students with disabilities.
Students are using iPads to learn and reinforce academic skills using appropriate educational apps; to develop social skills; to share information and in some instances iPads are used to help students communicate.
We are learning more about how to use iPads to support curriculum for students.
Student in Intensive Needs Classroom Learning to Count Using
the iPad
Using The iPad in The Classroom
Using the iPad for Communication
Working Together With SEPTA Special Education
PTA Create and fund after-school programs for
students with special needs Provide specialized consultants, such as a
technology and music consultant District-wide Provide grants for specialized reading and
math programs, as well as, supplies to all teachers who are members of SEPTA
Annual teacher appreciation party Provide scholarships every year to our
students who are graduating