Special Education Department Overview

LWSD PTSA Special Needs GroupSeptember 2012

Agenda

Introductions Special Education Department Services Special Education School Supports Special Education Services Overview Special Education Funding Special Education Partnerships Your feedback and input Final Thoughts

SPED Department’s Administrative Team

Special Education AdministratorsRick Burden, Wynn Spaulding, Sue Anne Sullivan, and

Paul Vine

Health ServicesSue Anne Sullivan

and

Nancy Johnson, Health Service’s Supervisor

504 CompliancePaul Vine, District Coordinator

Rick Burden, Wynn Spaulding, and Sue Anne Sullivan

Special Education Services

Special Education – Birth to 2 (Kindering Center)

Pre School 3-5 (LWSD)

Kindergarten-12 (LWSD)

18-21 Transition Services (LWSD)

Health Services

School Health Service Providers (Nurses)All our Health Service Providers are Registered

NursesSchool supportStudent specific support (IEP or 504)

Participate on the following teamsGuidance teamEvaluation team504 teams when appropriateIEP member when appropriate

Resources for families on health related matters and can assist on wrap-around teams

Special Education School Supports

District’s Learning Community Configuration

ELC • EHS• STEM• Inglewood • Renaissan

ce• Alcott• Blackwell• Carson• McAuliffe• Mead• Smith

JLC• JHS/

Futures• ICS• Finn

Hill/EAS• Kamiakin• Bell• Communit

y • Frost• Juanita• Keller• Muir• Sandburg/

Discovery• Thoreau

LWLC• LWHS • Emerson• Rose Hill/

Stella Schola

• Kirkland MS

• Audubon• Franklin• Lakeview• Peter Kirk• Rose Hill

EL• Rush• Twain

RLC• RHS• Redmond

MS• Evergreen• Dickinson/

Explorer • Einstein• Mann• Redmond

El• Rockwell• Rosa Parks• Wilder

SPED School Support Model’s Purpose

Alignment of SPED department to the district’s Learning Community (LC) configuration

Dedicated team to support schools within an LC configuration

Continuity of support for school staff, families, and students as they matriculate through our P-12+ system

Improved communication and partnerships with school teams and our department

Continuous learning and professional growth of Special Services Teams to better meet the needs of all our students and stakeholders

To retain and recruit quality special education teachers, specialists, para educators, and school support team staff

Special Education Admin Team by LC

ELC

Paul Vine

Director

JLCWynn

Spaulding

Associate

Director

LWLC

Rick BurdenAssociat

e Director

RLCSue

Anne Sullivan Associat

e Director

Special Education School Support Team

ELCPaul Vine

School Support

Specialist

Jeremy Erickson

JLCWynn

SpauldingSchool Support

Specialist

Katie McAllister

LWLCRick Burden

School Support

Specialist

Analisa Weaver

RLCSue Anne SullivanSchool Support

SpecialistHeidi Peltier

District Professional Development Specialist (P-12+): Vickie Fitzpatrick

District Behavior & Mental Health Specialist (K-12+): Jim McDonagh

Preschool SNAPS Specialist: Staci Allen Preschool SNAPS Specialist: Lisa Valdez

Para Support Specialist: Julie Powell: Behaviors S.S.

Para Support Specialist: Teri Ross: Medically Fragile S.S.

Para Support Specialist: TBD

Para Support Specialist: Patti Cromar: Autism Support Specialist (K-5)

Para Support Specialist:Judy Wagness: Autism Support Specialist (6-12)

District Preschool Specialist (B-5): Doreen Milburn

Special Education School Support Team

SPED School Support Specialist

Jeremy EricksonVickie Fitzpatrick Katie McAllister

Heidi PeltierAnalisa WeaverJim McDonagh

Doreen Milburn (Preschool)

SPED Para School Support Specialist Terri Ross

Julie PowellPatty CromarJudy Wagness

Assistive TechnologyDanielle Bergman & Marcia

Smith

Deaf and Hard of HearingDr. Peggy Meyer & Chris

Chouinard

Vision and O&MDonna NeedhamJennifer LindenCharlene Luttge

Preschool SNAPS Coordinators

Staci Allen & Lisa Valdez

Special Education Services Overview

Special Education Services

Special Education is a

Service Not a Place

“All our students are general education students, that receive different levels of

supports based on his/her individual needs”

Special Education Services

The location of special education services is based on the student’s individual needs and the type of services required to ensure the student’s

“Least Restrictive Environment” (LRE)

Note: Some student’s services are of a greater need that cannot always be delivered at the student’s

neighborhood school

Special Education District Program Services• The location of special education services is

based on the student’s individual needs and the type of services required to ensure the student’s

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) And

Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

• Some student’s services are of a greater need that they cannot be delivered at their home school

• District Center Classrooms were developed to more effectively meet the needs of a small population of students with unique needs.

District Learning Center Sites

Pre School Learning CentersBlackwell, Dickinson, and Juanita Elementary

Elementary Learning Centers K-5

Dickinson (K-3 & 3-5)Frost (K-5)

Lakeview (K-3 & 3-5)Keller (K-3 & 3-5)

Mead (K-5)

District Transition Center Sites

Middle School Transition CentersIMS, KaMS, KMS, RMS

High Schools Transition CentersEHS, JHS, LWHS, and RHS

Transition Academy 18-21 (Community Based Program located in a retail space on

87th Street)

District Intervention Center Sites

Elementary Intervention CentersRose Hill Full Day (K-3 & 3-5)

Redmond Full Day (K-3 & 3-5)

Middle School Intervention Centers

Rose Hill & Evergreen

High School Intervention CentersEastlake & Juanita

Special Education Funding

Special Education Sources Funding

State General Education*

Federal Special Education*

State Special Education*

District Local Levy Funding Resources

* Funds are based on student enrollment

State Funding Impacts

Significant State funding cuts to school districts over the last three years

Federal Stimulus has offset some of the impact of state funding reductions

Increases in student enrollment has also helped offset some of the impact

Legislative changes with Levy funds have also helped off set some of the state funding cuts

Good fiscal management of our district budget over many years, preparing for cuts

Continued community support Levy, Bonds, Foundation and volunteering in our schools.

State Funding Impacts (cont)

Federal Stimulus funds have sunset We have cut significantly in all areas across our

district, central office administration facilities supports energy efficiencies some services while trying not to impact the students teacher ratios

While not trying to impact the classroom, keeping Student to teacher ratios as low as possible High quality teachers working with our students

Special Education Funding

Special education funding has not been cut at the Federal and State Level

What has changed is the level of fiscal support the district can pull from the general fund to continue to support special education cost overages

We no longer can rely on having general funds to offset the cost to run special education services

We are faced as all school districts are Doing more with less Continuing to work hard and creatively to provide a

quality educational experience for all our students

Special Education Partnerships

Special Education Partnerships

University of Washington ~ Research Study

Children’s Hospital~ Autism and Behavior support

Ryther ~Social skills classes @ KaMS & LWHS

PTSA Special Needs Group (Monthly meetings)Parent Advisory Committees

Legislative/InclusionParent EducationDyslexia Awareness

Parents’ Ladder of Support

Ladder of Support Start with the special education and/or general education

teacher and/or school special education specialist School principal Special Education School Support Associate Director Director of Special Education Director of School Support Associate Superintendent Superintendent Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Follow the “Ladder of Support” when you have questions orconcerns regarding your child

Your feedback and input

Your Feedback

Please complete the 3X5 Card

Side 1With any questions you would like to

see addressed in a Parent Resource FAQ?

Side 2What topics or information you would

like to have presented at future PTSA –SNG Meetings?

Thank You

For all your support of our school district

& Entrusting us with your children