Transcript Special Education Program Update

Special Education
Program Update
April 2010
Current Enrollment
Student Enrollment: 8,319
 Students Who Receive Special
Education Services: 1,604
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District: 19.28%
State: 17.2%
Where Our Students Are
Inclusion:
84%
In District Programs: 10%
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
Basic Skills
CARE – Emotional
Language Based
Lifeskills
Out of District: 6%
Disability Categories
Autism
Developmental Delay
Intellectual
Sensory: Hearing, Vision, Deaf-Blind
Neurological
Emotional
Communication
Physical
Specific Learning
Health
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Intellectual
Disability
Health
Spec. Learning
Physical
Communication
Emotional
Neurological
Sens.
Deaf/Blind
Sens. Vision
Sens. Hearing
State
District
Dev. Delay
Autism
Spectrum
Percentage
Disability Category Comparison
Out of District Students
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46% are emotionally impacted
19% are on the autism spectrum
14% are multiply disabled
9% are hearing or visually impaired
3% are Intellectually impaired
3% are neurologically impaired
2% are physically impaired
2% communication
1% Developmentally Delayed
1% Specific Learning
District Program Growth
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ASD is our largest program to date
with approximately 45 students
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CARE is the fastest growing program
with an almost 30% increase in
placements this year and almost 40
students.
Other
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The CARE program at PNHS will expand to two classrooms
in September
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The ASD program is undergoing a program review specific
to transition and plan for expansion to the high school.
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The middle schools are examining the schedule to
accommodate Team planning time.
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Midcycle Report: 1 criterion of 59. Report submitted 4/20