FY 15Student Support Services
Budget Request
Christine BrumbachMary LammiCathy HellerPaul Tzovolos
December 17, 2013
Agenda
1. Progress on Special Education Re-organization Activities
2. Special Education Services
3. Translation and Interpretation Services
4. Health Services
5. Guidance Services
6. Summary
Successes of the Re-organization• Preschool to post-grad specialized programs
established and effective
• Numbers of children in special education stabilized over last two years
• Out of District and Extended School Year administration improves effectiveness and efficiency of those programs
• Parents, principals and Coordinators report improved services at schools
Build In-District Programs
Increase Effectiveness of Programs
Improve Responsiveness in Schools
Train Staff in Both Content and Teaching Strategies
Improve Partnerships with Parents
Special Education Services
Translation and Interpretation
Health Services
Guidance Services
Special Education Critical IssuesIncreased student, staff and parent needs at the preschool and early childhood levels
Young children with medical, physical and other intensive needs requiring specialized services
Secondary enrollment increasing
Increased number of students with autism spectrum disorders
Meeting regulatory compliance and parent needs at Newman and Pollard
Expand Preschool and Newman ProgrammingPreschool TA’s, Program Asst. and Teacher 24,081.3 Psychologist 16,500.3 Sp. Ed. Coord (.1 Adm/.2 Tchr) 31,825
TOTAL $72,406
Improve Programming for Children with AutismAutism Curriculum Encyclopedia 11,700
Expand Middle School Programming2.0 Sp. Ed. Liaisons 110,0001.0 Gr. 8 TA 22,019.3 High Rock Sp. Ed. Reading Teacher 18,487
TOTAL $150,506
Expand High School Programming1.0 Skills Center Liaison 55,000
OOD Tuition (423,983)
Special Ed. Transportation 0
Extended School Year 0
Medical Therapeutic Contractual 0
TOTAL (423,983)
TOTAL SPECIAL ED. REQUEST $224,613
Translation/Interpretation Critical Issues• Increased numbers of families who require
translated documents
• Currently providing services in 11 languages
• ELL Teachers are critically important to identification and compliance
Translation and Interpretation
Services $10,000
Health Services Critical Issues
•.1 Incr. Nursing at Preschool/Newman 8,537
•AED Maintenance and Service 1,196
•Web-based Health Office software 10,425
TOTAL 20,158
Guidance Critical Issues• Increased elementary guidance demands
• Increased numbers of students requiring case coordination
.3 Hillside Guidance Counselor 16,500
Summary• Specialized Programs are established Preschool through Post-grad and are providing high quality in-district education for our Needham children, but require continued support services to maintain quality of care
• Secondary enrollment increases continue to drive the budget requests for special education
• Young students with intensive needs will continue to require investment in preschool and other specialized programs, staff and equipment to meet their needs
• Circuit Breaker budgeted at 70% reimbursement for FY15 plus OOD changes result in savings in OOD tuition
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