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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