Special Education Budget Presentation FY 2022

Marcia Bagley

Director of Special Education

March 10, 2021

Our Students…

2066 Identified Students ages 3-21*

*As of 2/16/2021

Disability Categories

ABI – Acquired Brain Injury MD – Multiple Disabilities

AUT – Autism OHI – Other Health Impaired

DD – Developmental Delay ORT – Orthopedic Impairment

DF – Deafness SLD – Specific Learning Disability

ED – Emotional Disturbance SLI – Speech/Language Impairment

HI – Hearing Impairment TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury

ID – Intellectual Disability VI – Visually Impaired

The Special Education Process

• Referral Received – District has 15 business days to meet with the parent(s) to determine suspected area(s) of disability

• Permission to Evaluate – District has 60 calendar days to evaluate and meet with parent(s) to review results

• Student found Eligible – District has 30 calendar days to develop an IEP and meet with parent(s) to review

• IEP agreed upon – District must propose placement (determined based on Least Restrictive Environment)

• School vacations, world-wide health pandemics, weather cancellations, etc. do not interrupt the timelines

We are requesting…

• One (1) Additional Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

• Two (2) Head Teacher Stipends for Middle Schools

Why we are requesting …

• Budget requests ensure students are receiving a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) within the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) in accordance with IDEA.

• To maintain compliance with IDEA and the NH Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities.

• Requests are intended to decrease the number of Out of District Placement referrals by ensuring students’ IEPs and unique needs can be met within the Nashua School District while continuing to support our staff.

Rationale for Additional

Board Certified Behavior

Analyst (BCBA)

Rationale for Head Teacher

Stipends at FMS and PMS