Shelton Special Education February 26, 2013 Molly Baasch

Shelton Special Education Current- 565 students currently receiving SDI (K-12) 122 pre-school students receiving SDI (0-5) 31.3 Special Education Teachers 5 School Psychologists 4.85 SLPs 2.2 Motor therapists (OT/PT) hours Classified Aide time daily

Shelton Special Education 7 School Buildings Student Placement Options*: Pre-school program (122 students) Resource Room (335 students) Behavior Support Classrooms (40 students) Self Contained Classrooms (69 students) Speech/Motor Services (121 speech only) *(Options allow for inclusion into general education classrooms if appropriate for individual student).

Special Education by the Numbers K-12 Sp. Ed. enrollment decreases from * Resource Rm. – decrease by 78. Behavior Support – decrease by 14. Life Skills Classroom – decrease by 8. *Response to Intervention data based decision making. *Excellent Early Childhood Program 0-5 Sp. Ed. increase by 36. Communication Disabled Students increase by 16.

Special Education Growth Birth – 3 Program: 33 infants requiring special services. 3 – 5 Program: 88 students requiring specially designed instruction. Increase in services provided by Speech and Language Pathologists, Teachers, Para-professionals, School Psychologists, Occupational/Physical Therapists and contracted services.

Special Education Challenges #1 – Budget Adequate Staff – recruitment and retention. Adequate Facilities – with room to grow. Adequate Teaching materials; equipment. Adequate Technology. Adequate Professional Development.

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