Board Presentation

November 26, 2012

1. Written request and parent consent for an initial evaluation – 10 school days

2. Parent consent to an Individualized Education Plan Team meeting – 30 school days to complete evaluation

3. Annual Individualized Education Plan -1 year from last IEP date

4. Three Year IEPT/MET – Reevaluation by the Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation Team every 3 years

5. Notice of FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education)- Provided to parent within 7 school days from the conclusion of the IEP meeting

A student with a disability is defined as any person from birth to age 26 who is determined by an individualized education program team (IEPT) to have one or more of the impairments specified by the Michigan Administrative Rules, that necessitates special education, or specially designed instruction.

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)Continuum of Services

Regular Education with Support

Resource Programs

Basic Classroom

Act 18 Programs

Hospital and/or Homebound

Regular Education

Resource Support

Self Contained

Center- Based

Home

Least Restrictive

Most Restrictive

• Cognitive Impairment• Other Health Impairment• Autism Spectrum Disorder• Emotional Impairment• Speech and Language

Impairment• Traumatic Brain Injury• Early Childhood

Developmental Delay

• Hearing Impairment• Deaf-Blindness• Visual Impairment• Specific Learning

Disability• Physical Impairment• Severe Multiple

Impairment

Program

Resident as of10-3-12

Count Day

Total Act 18Funds Approved

March 2012

Autism Spectrum Disorder 100% 2,838,019

Hearing Impaired 20% 1,423,874

Moderate Cognitive Impaired

95% 3,112,631

Physically/Health Impaired 93% 2,500,283

Severe Cognitive Impaired 93% 900,377

Severe Multiply Impaired 95% 580,404

District Literacy Model Response to Intervention Common criteria for eligibilityInclusive delivery model Early Intervention

Co-Teaching at the secondary level Teacher Consultant support model in our

elementary schools with a focus on Tier II and III students.

Special Education Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Speech and Language Teachers providing service in the general education classroom.

Certificate of Completion for Cognitive Impaired students

Improving programs and services for center-based students to be serviced in our own district