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TUSDTUSDTUSDTUSD Exceptional Exceptional Education Education

Data TeamData Team

Jacqueline Denton

Nancy Edwards

Rick Haan

Jaimie Leopold

Karen McMaster

Kathryn Martin

Jane Mullins

Mary Neale

Terri Polan

Gail Steinbach

Cathy Taylor

Exceptional EducationDepartment

• Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)

• Special Education (Ages 3-22)

• Direct Service Claims (DSC) (Medicaid)

Exceptional Education Student Profile

Total number of students in Exceptional Education is 12,472

• GATE: 4,550 • Special Education Ages 3-5: 717• Special Education Ages 6-21: 7205

Data as of 4/05

Distribution of Exceptional Education

Students

GATE 4550

Special Ed (6-22)

7205

Preschool 717

Special Education History

• 1949 TUSD is the first school district in the State to provide special education to students thanks to Laura Ganoung

• 1954 Brown vs The Board of Education: Separate is not Equal

• 1975 – Congress enacts the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA)

Special Education History

• 1990 – The EHC Act was replaced by the Individuals with Disabilities Act

• 1997 – IDEA

• 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

Recent Restructuring

Factors:

• Budget• Early Retirement Incentives• Transfers• District Restructuring• Improvement Systems• Reduction in Administration• Illness

Exceptional Education Leadership 2003-2004

Executive Director

Exceptional Education Leadership 2002-2003

DirectorNE/SE Region

DirectorSW RegionHR/Biling.

DirectorNW Region

Ombudsperson

DirectorGifted andTalented

Assistant Director

Rosemont Service Center

Assistant Director

Ajo Service Center

Assistant Director

Transition Services

Assistant Director MedicaidPrograms

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Assistant Superintendent Central Services

Exceptional Education Leadership Fall 2003

Director

Assistant Director

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Programs and Activities to be reassigned:

•Ombudsperson

•Transition/Interim Alternative Placements

•Medicaid

•New Staff Orientation

•Service Centers

•Annual Data Collection

•Cost Study

•GATE

•Community Based Instruction

•Alternative Education Psychologist

•TBI Program Facilitator

•Supervision of 350 staff

Executive Director

Exceptional Education Leadership 2004-2005

Director

Assistant Director

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

Program Specialist

InterimProgram Specialist

Program Specialist(On Leave)

Program Specialist

Interim Executive Director

CoordinatorAssessment/

Technology/Cost Study

CoordinatorMedicaid

CoordinatorProfessional Dev.

CoordinatorDirect Link

(Homebound/Tele)

CoordinatorService Centers/

Accountability/Data

Assistant Director: GATE Program

Specialist

InterimDirector

Program Specialist

InterimAssistant Director

Jane MullinsInterim Director of

School Based Services

Interim Program

Specialists

Jacqueline Denton

Beth Kendall

Terri Polan

Exceptional Education

2005

Cathy Taylor

Technology/AssessmentTerri PolanProfessional Development

Cathy Taylor

Technology/AssessmentTerri PolanProfessional Development

Mary NealeLRE/

Compliance/Service Centers

Dan PerinoTransition

Mary NealeLRE/

Compliance/Service Centers

Dan PerinoTransition

Jacqueline DentonSpecial

Projects/Medicaid

Kathryn Martin

Direct Link

Jacqueline DentonSpecial

Projects/Medicaid

Kathryn Martin

Direct Link

Kathy Allen Child Find

Paul OhmProject ABLE

(Preschool SPED)

Kathy Allen Child Find

Paul OhmProject ABLE

(Preschool SPED)

CoordinatorsCoordinators

Karen McMaster

Interim Executive Director

Leila WilliamsInterim Assistant

Director

Deborah AndersAssistant Director of Gifted and Talented

Laurie Dietz

Brenda Hanna

Shirley Siedschlag

Carin Stair

Barbara Horton

Program Specialists

GatePlusItinerant TeachersGATE Programs

PsychologistsOT/PT/

APETeacherCoaches

ItinerantHI/VI

Social Workers

Speech Pathologists

IDEA

• Provides the foundation for how States and School Districts provide special education.

• Allows for a funding mechanism to assist States and School Districts

• Identification, Evaluation, Placement, Procedural Safeguards and Least Restrictive Environment.

Least Restrictive Environment

• IDEA requires students with disabilities be educated in the regular classroom with supports

• School Districts must make available a full continuum of service delivery options

• Students with disabilities must have access to the general education curriculum

Least Restrictive Environment

Mainstreaming:

Selective placement of special education students to participate in the general education classroom for a period of time when the student is ready to participate in general education

Inclusion:

Commitment to educate each child, to the maximum extent appropriate in the school and classroom he or she would otherwise attend if not disabled

Inclusion• Must be supported philosophically and

administratively to be successful.

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

• Mandates all students including those with disabilities demonstrate proficiency on state tests

• Allows for a state-developed alternate assessment

• Allows for accommodations as specified by the students Individual Education Plan team

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 & IDEA

• Emphasis on Teacher Quality

• By June 30, 2006 special education teachers must be Highly Qualified in all of the “Core” subjects they teach

• Emergency or Provisional Certificates are no longer allowed

Exceptional Education Enrollment

• TUSD’s special education enrollment has steadily increased which is consistent with nationwide trends

• The nationwide statistics show an increase of 11.9% (1996-2000).

Comparison of TUSD and U.S. Special Education

Enrollment Trends

National EnrollmentTrend

5,400,0005,600,0005,800,0006,000,000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003IDEA-National Enrollment

TUSD ExEd Enrollment

60006500700075008000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

TUSD ExEd Enrollment

Special Education Enrollment as of Dec. 1

2004

• Specific Learning Disability 3452• Speech Language Impairments 1495• Mild Mental Retardation 461• Other Health Impaired 454• Emotional Disability 412• Autism 214• Hearing Impairments 177

Special Education K-12

177

214

412

454

461

1495

3452

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

Specific Learning Disability

Speech Language Disability

Mild Mental Retardation

Other Health Impaired

Emotional Disability

Autistic

Hearing Impaired

Special Education Enrollment as of Dec. 1

2004• Moderate Mental Retardation 136• Multiple Disabilities 108• Orthopedic Impairment 75• Severe Mental Retardation 60• Emotional Disability/Separate School 58• Visual Impairment 39• Multiple Disabilities/Severe Sensory 30• Traumatic Brain Injury 30

3030

395860

75108

136

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Moderate Mental Retardation

Multiple Disability

Orthopedically Impaired

Severe Mental Retardation

Emotional Disability Profound

Visual Impaired

Multiple DisabilitySevere SensoryImpairment

Traumatic Brain Injury

Special Education K-12

Special Education Enrollment as of Dec. 1

2004• Preschool

– Preschool Moderate Delay 261– Preschool Speech and Language 170– Preschool Severe Delay 147

Special Education Enrollment as of Dec. 1

2004• Preschool Speech Language Additional

– Head Start 55– Wings on Words 20– Private Preschool 25– Parent and Child Education (PACE) and

Child and Parent Sucess (CAPS) 65

Population Trends Population Trends

Pima County has increased in Pima County has increased in population by 10.4%population by 10.4%

Arizona is currently the second fastest Arizona is currently the second fastest growing state. It has increased in size growing state. It has increased in size by 16.8% from 1999-2003by 16.8% from 1999-2003

The City of Tucson has increased in The City of Tucson has increased in population by 8.2% from 1999-2003, population by 8.2% from 1999-2003, which is consistent with the increased which is consistent with the increased enrollment in TUSD exceptional enrollment in TUSD exceptional educationeducation

Income

• Tucson has a reputation as a low wage town

• Within the city limits of Tucson the median household income is low compared to Pima County, Arizona, and the United States

• The gap has been increasing

State of Arizona Educational Ethnicity

2003-2004

Total Enrollment• Anglo 49%• Hispanic 37%• African American 5%• Native American 8% • Asian American 1%

Special Ed Enrollment• Anglo 49%• Hispanic 35%• African American 6%• Native American 8%• Asian American 1%

Total Enrollment• 35% Anglo• 51% Hispanic• 7% African American• 4% Native American• 3% Asian American

TUSD Demographics*

Special Education• 37% Anglo• 47% Hispanic• 8% African

American• 5% Native American• 2% Asian American

* Random sample from TUSD STATS page - enrollment on 12/1/04

TUSD Demographics

GATE• 43% Anglo• 44% Hispanic• 5% African American• 3% Native American• 5% Asian American

* Gate Data as of 4/05

Exceptional Education Enrollment

• The enrollment of TUSD exceptional education students has increased 8.6% in the last 6 years while the total TUSD enrollment has gone down by 2.5%.

Enrollment Comparison

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Total Enrollment in 1000's (10% of Actual)

ExEd Enrollment Actual

Charter Schools

• There are 52 charter schools within TUSD boundaries.

• There are 16 under enrolled schools; all are close to charter schools

• It is estimated that 8,309 attend those 52 charter schools*

• If these students attended TUSD schools, it could increase our revenue by more than $41,545,000*

*This data needs further analysis.

Charter Schools and Under-Enrolled Schools

Exceptional Education Portion of

TUSD Maintenance and Operation

Budget 2003- 04

TUSD 321

Million

Exceptional

Education

41 Million

TUSDExcep Ed

13 %

Exceptional Education Students

• Exceptional Education Students (GATE and Special Education) comprise 20% of the total TUSD Enrollment

TUSD Student Enrollment

Students Receiving

Ex.Ed. Services

20%

Full Funding

• In 1975, when the Education for All Handicapped Children (now IDEA) was first enacted, Congress promised to pay for 40% of the cost of education of students with disabilities.

Full Funding

• Congress has never provided 40%

• State and Local education agencies have had to be responsible for the majority of the costs

Congress’ Contribution for Educating Students

with Disabilities

1995 7.8%

2000 12%

2003 18%

IDEA Funding Coalition March 2003

COST

Cost: 41 million

State/Federal Funds: 12.5 million

28.5 million

Staff• Approximately 20% of the special

education teachers in TUSD have emergency certification

• 38% of TUSD Teaching Assistants have not met NCLB requirements for highly qualified

Medicaid DSCDirect Service Claiming

• TUSD has chosen to participate in order to recover some of the cost for certain medically related services provided to student with an IEP that qualify for Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

Medicaid DSCDirect Service Claiming

Participation:

Certified Staff: 425

Classified: 675

Reimbursement: 4.8 Million Total

(2.3 Million was brought in this last year due to increased compliance with claim documentation)

MAC Medicaid Administrative Claiming

Reimbursement: 4.3 Million Total

(1.2 million from just this last year)

NOTE: Federal Guidelines have changed this year so TUSD can only expect annual reimbursement to be between $600,000 – $750,000.

Medicaid Revenue 2003-04 Funds:$2,500,000

Exceptional Education • Teachers and Technology: $300,000

TUSD• Teacher Salaries: $2,000,000• K-3, Project More, Legal, 504, bilingual, fine

arts, interscholastics, ADA requests, workers compenstation, alternative education

Graduation

Students with disabilities lag behind non-disabled students in TUSD graduation rates.

• Regular Education 2004: 80% graduated

• Special Education 2004: 66% graduated

Graduation

Graduation statistics vary for special education due to:

• Some state reports require data for 16-22 year olds and some reports require data relating to just students who exit school that year (12th graders).

• It is important to remember that students with IEP’s can stay until they are 22.

Parent Satisfaction

Satisfied with IEP Progress

79%

7%

14%

Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied

From Annual Parent Survey May 2004 n=100

Parent Satisfaction

Importance of Child Attending His/ Her Home School

93%

2%

5%

Important No Opinion Unimportant

From Annual Parent Survey May 2002 n=531

Working Conditions Survey

• An online survey for Exceptional Education staff was conducted from Dec. 8, 2004 through Jan. 12, 2005

• 199 staff responded– 124 teachers– 75 itinerant staff

Working Conditions Survey

Technology• Computer Assigned

– 19% laptops, 80% desktops, 1% none

• Network Distribution– 26% Administrative, 74% Instructional

• Usage– Hourly 34%, Daily 60%, Weekly 4%, Monthly

1%, Never 1%

Working Conditions Survey

Technology Use

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50

100

150

200Email

Reports

Internet

Intranet

Instruction

Grading

Attendance

TUSDStats

EE web

Professional webs

Time Spent on IEP Paperwork per Student

< 1 hour8%

1 - 3 hours48%3 - 5 hours

18%

> 5 hours26% < 1 hour

1 - 3 hours

3 - 5 hours

> 5 hours

Working Conditions Survey

AIMS Mastery Results• 95% of special education juniors

were tested in 2003-2004• 5.8% special education juniors

passed all three sections of the AIMS• 3.4% of ELL juniors passed• 47.4% of regular education juniors

passed

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