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Special Education Comprehensive Plan

March 30th Community Forum Discussion Results

Below are some Positives and Suggestions the community offered for our Special Education Comprehensive Plan.

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Communication

Positives

  • Internet daily-sometimes good & bad info
  • Skyward-family access
  • Quick response/feedback
  • Phone calls, flyers, communication notebook
  • Teacher Assistants
  • Progress Reports
  • Frequent visits with case managers

Suggestions

  • Agendas-recorded assignments
  • Support staff communication
  • The day an incident happens-contact parent
Delivery of Services

Positives

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Social work
  • Co-Teaching
  • Pre-K/Early Childhood Blended classrooms
  • SST (student support team)

Suggestions

  • Separate behavioral issues & learning issues
  • Inform parents who to contact with concerns or how to advocate for more related services
  • Inform parents with community resources
  • Communication between school/home before an issue becomes extreme
  • Transportation supervision
Growth

Positives

  • Co-taught classes

Suggestions

  • Sensory Integration Room
  • Parent training class on IEP process
  • Increase student participation in IEP process when appropriate
  • Disability Awareness for peers
  • More time at/before meetings
  • Improve transitions between buildings
Programming

Positives

  • Good Audiological Services
  • Teacher/Parent communication
  • Bus Drivers
  • Parents are pleased with the use of educational technology
  • The culture of acceptance for students with disabilities
  • Parents are pleased with extended school year

Suggestions

  • With regard to vision and hearing services, the district should contract with high quality providers
  • Consider AII when more appropriate
  • Add programming for birth-3 children
  • Expand informational outreach to parents
IEP Process

Positives

  • Continued support to students from neighboring districts as appropriate and when available
  • All IDEA funds will now remain in district as there will no longer be on additional layer of administrative overhead

Suggestions

  • Look for ways to expand pre-IEP communication to parents
  • Strive to make IEP paperwork more parent friendly
  • Parent training on IEP forms
  • Parents recommend district maintain highly qualified staff for special services