1. Special Education Annual Report 2013-2014 to the Board of Education Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District November 17, 2014

2. 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.

3. 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

4. School Aged Students Disability Category2011-122012-132013-14 Autism374450 Emotional Disturbance7910 Learning Disability179 172 Intellectual Disability754 Deafness000 Hearing Impairment011 Speech/Language Impairment465247 Visual Impairment233 Orthopedic Impairment323 Other Health Impaired10310497 Multiple Disabilities776 Deaf-Blind000 Traumatic Brain Injury001 Total391406394

5. C OMMITTEE ON S PECIAL E DUCATION M EETINGS 2011-122012-132013-14 CPSE (preschool)92 133 CSE meetings in district444476525 CSE meetings in nonpublic116132121 Total652700779

6. Identified Preschool Students Age11-1212-1313-14 Age 313 19 Age 4141132 Total272451 * Based on BEDS day data

7. S ERVICES P ROVIDED FOR N ON - P UBLIC S TUDENTS 2009-102010-112011-122012-132013-14 JD Residents14910917 (4 decline) Residents of other districts 3452615973 (15 decline) Total # of students4861716890 (19 decline) New Evaluations of non-public students 37 574230 (16 eligible)

8. 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 2013-14 school year

9. U TILIZATION OF BOCES P ROGRAMS Program Type11-1212-1313-14 Students with Multiple Disabilities 688 Intense Emotional/ Behavioral Needs 111612 Deaf and Hard of Hearing 010 Functional HS/GED 344 Total 202924

10. 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

11. 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.