SPECIAL EDUCATION BOARD UPDATE KELLY JOHNSON DIRECTOR SPECIAL

SPECIAL EDUCATION BOARD UPDATE KELLY JOHNSON DIRECTOR, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND STUDENT WELLNESS JANUARY 15, 2019

1/15/2019

K-12 PROGRAM STAFF FTE Avg # Students 17 18. 8 9. 66 23. 24 0 0 Speech-Language Pathologists 11 44. 4 0 Occupational Therapists School Psychologists Nurses 3 8. 4 3 45 0 0 0 PROVIDER Special Day Class Teachers Resource Specialists Para-Educator II Vacancies 31 @. 75 5 @. 75 0 0 Instructional Assistant Treatment Nurses 1 @. 3 4 0 0 Health Services Assistants 3 @. 75 0 1/15/2019

THE NOVATO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRENTLY PROVIDES SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO 983 STUDENTS AGES THREE THROUGH TWENTY-TWO IN ONE OR MORE OF THE THIRTEEN DISABILITY CATEGORIES: Intellectual disabilities: Speech or language impairment: Visual impairment: Emotional disturbance: Orthopedic impairment: Other health impairment: Specific learning disability: Deafness: Hard of hearing: Deaf-blindness: Multiple disabilities: Autism: Traumatic brain injury: 1/15/2019 43 278 10 160 241 6 31 2 10 111 3

LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) is the requirement in federal law that students with disabilities receive their education: • to the maximum extent appropriate • with nondisabled peers • and that special education students are not removed from regular classes unless, even with supplemental aids and services, education in regular classes cannot be achieved satisfactorily. [20 United States Code (U. S. C. ) Sec. 1412(a)(5)(A); 34 Code of Federal Regulations (C. F. R. ) Sec. 300. 114. ] 1/15/2019

CONTINUUM OF PLACEMENT OPTIONS • • • 1/15/2019 Instruction in regular classes (district) Special classes (district and county) Special schools (nonpublic schools) Home instruction Instruction in hospitals and Residential Treatment Facilities

READY, SET, GROW! PROGRAM STAFF 1/15/2019

DISTRICT PROGRAMS Specialized Academic RSP SDC Instruction All Sites SERVICE SITES Speech & Lang All Hamilton Psych Services All Lynwood ERMHS All Olive Behavior Intv All San Ramon Occupational Therapy/PT All Health & Nursing All Middle Schools All High Schools 1/15/2019 Related Services * Deaf/HOH & Vision available at all sites through MCOE

SPECIAL DAY CLASSES NON-CATEGORICAL 1/15/2019

SPECIAL DAY CLASSES COUNSELING ENRICHED 1/15/2019

SPECIAL DAY CLASS SOCIAL COGNITION 1/15/2019

MCOE AND OUT OF COUNTY PLACEMENTS 1/15/2019

NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS 1/15/2019

PARENT INVOLVEMENT SPED Parent Night Date: Thursday-10/18/18 Location: NUSD District Office Time: 6: 30 PM – 8: 00 PM Topic: Meet District Staff and Learn about Curriculum Date: Wednesday- 2/27/19 Location: NUSD District Office Time: 6: 30 PM – 8: 00 pm Topic: Dyslexia Information Night with Dr. Christo Date: Wednesday, 2/5/19 Location: NUSD District Office Time: 6: 30 PM – 8: 00 PM Topic: Transitions for Students: Pre. K through Age 22 Date: Wednesday- 5/14/19 Location: NUSD District Office Time: 6: 30 PM – 8: 00 pm Topic: TBD 1/15/2019

2018/2019 SPECIAL EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS 1. Superintendent shadows pajama day at Olive TK-2 Special Day Class. 2. Dedication to Special Education recipients 3. California Special Education Dashboard 4. Dr. Christo to provide informational night to parents and professional development to staff (AB 1369) and has offered to present this informational night to every district in Marin county! https: //decodingdyslexiaca. org/ 5. The Special Education Department is fully staffed! 10/30/2020

10/30/2020

DEDICATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION PURCHASES Ariel Beauhaire Ashley Hollingsworth Masina Tillo Elena Potovsky Carolyn Tagliaferri Katie Ludin Tasha Vogel-Seidenberg Amy Luck 10/30/2020 Teaching Materials $500 Project Coor, Lu. Sutton Teaching Materials $380 Office Manager, Lynwood Teaching Materials $440 Office Manager, Lynwood Teaching Materials $550 Office Manager, Lynwood Teaching Materials $500 Office Manager, Olive Teaching Materials $500 Office Manager, Pleasant Valley Teaching Materials $500 Office Manager, Rancho/EI Teaching Materials $500 Office Manager, SJMS

DEDICATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION PURCHASES Pam Mc. Murphy Christa Forsiak Brian Khoury Apple TV Package Sp Ed i. Pad Package Sp Ed Carrie Beth Mc. Call i. Pad Package Sp Ed Tiana Mc. Dowell i. Tunes Credit Sp Ed Rochelle Gianonne i. Tunes Credit Sp Ed 10/30/2020

DISTRICT GOAL 1 A Goal: 1. Increase the number of special education students meeting the A-G requirements. A. By June 30, 2019, each subgroup will increase the number of students achieving A-G high school diplomas by 5%. 2015 -16 SPED 10/30/2020 14. 6% 11/75 2016 -17 17% 9/52 2017 -18 23% 13/57

DISTRICT GOAL 2 A Goals: 1. Increase the number of special education students meeting the A-G requirements. A. By June 30, 2019, the disproportionately represented number of SPED students receiving suspension will decrease by 2% overall by decreasing the ratio from 26% to 24%. SPED student suspensions 10/30/2020 2015 -16 2016 -17 27% 79/288 26% 79/293 2017 -18 24% 95/396

Q & A 1/15/2019