Special Education Annual Report to the Board of Education Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District November 17, 2014

Special Education Special education is provided when a student with a disability requires specially designed instruction to meet their unique needs. In accordance with IDEA, the most basic responsibility school districts have regarding the education of children with disabilities is to provide all those eligible, a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment to meet their individual needs. In accordance with their Individualized Education Program, students are eligible until they obtain a local high school or regents diploma, or until the end of the school year in which the child turns 21.

OVERVIEW OF JAMESVILLE-DEWITT SPECIAL EDUCATION CSE RESPONSIBILITY In-district programs for school aged studentsIn-district programs for school aged students Non-public school aged studentsNon-public school aged students PreschoolersPreschoolers OCM BOCES ProgramsOCM BOCES Programs Charter SchoolsCharter Schools Incarcerated YouthIncarcerated Youth

School Aged Students Disability Category Autism Emotional Disturbance7910 Learning Disability Intellectual Disability754 Deafness000 Hearing Impairment011 Speech/Language Impairment Visual Impairment233 Orthopedic Impairment323 Other Health Impaired Multiple Disabilities776 Deaf-Blind000 Traumatic Brain Injury001 Total

C OMMITTEE ON S PECIAL E DUCATION M EETINGS CPSE (preschool) CSE meetings in district CSE meetings in nonpublic Total

Identified Preschool Students Age Age Age Total * Based on BEDS day data

S ERVICES P ROVIDED FOR N ON - P UBLIC S TUDENTS JD Residents (4 decline) Residents of other districts (15 decline) Total # of students (19 decline) New Evaluations of non-public students (16 eligible)

Continuum of Services   Consultant Teacher Services as a support to the regular education program   Resource Room Services as a support to the regular education program   Special Class Services; 15:1 Supplanted Reading or Math   Special Class Services; 12:1:1+3 (1 Middle School, and 1 High School)   Special Class Services; 12:1:1 (*1 Elementary, 1 Middle School, 1 High School)   Related Services as a support to the regular education program   Declassification support services   Out of district placement (BOCES)   Home/Hospital Instruction   Residential Placement *The Elementary 12:1:1 class was newly established in the school year

U TILIZATION OF BOCES P ROGRAMS Program Type Students with Multiple Disabilities 688 Intense Emotional/ Behavioral Needs Deaf and Hard of Hearing 010 Functional HS/GED 344 Total

The Use of Technology in Special Education When necessary, assistive technology is addressed in the IEP. The purpose of assistive technology is to allow for educational access and to increase student independence. A student may require support from assistive technology to access the general education curriculum due to limitations in the areas of: Reading, writing, and/or listening Math Communication Physical limitations Vision

O UR G OAL As a department our goal continues to be to provide a free and appropriate education based on each students’ present levels and needs.