Special Education is not a place, it’s a service.

Board Presentation

November 28, 2011

1975

P.L. 94-142 Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)– Mandated a free and appropriate public education

for all children with disabilities– Ensured due process rights– Mandated written Individualized Education Plan

for each handicapped child

1990

Education of All Handicapped Children Act was renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

– Reauthorized and expanded the Due Process Rights– Mandated transition services and a comprehensive

evaluation by multi-disciplinary team– Defined assistive technology devices and services– Added autism and traumatic brain injury to the list

1997

IDEA Amended – Strengthened the role of parents and fostering

relationships between parents and school.– Ensured access to the general curriculum and

reforms– Focused on teaching and learning

2001

No Child Left Behind (NCLB)– Requires that all children, including children with

disabilities, have access to the same rigorous curriculum so that they can reach high achievement expectations

2004

IDEA renamed IDEIA -- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act– Continued to affirm the rights of students and their

families, procedures through which decisions are made, the strategies through which students are assessed and the services to which they are entitled

Students with a Disability

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 impairment specified by the Michigan Administrative Rules, that necessitates special education, or specially designed instruction.

Areas of Eligibility

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

Physical Impairment 67

Speech & Language Impairment 566

Autism 81

Hearing Impairment 99

Emotional Impairment 57

Other Health Impairment 286

Early Childhood Development 21

Traumatic Brain Injury 8

Cognitive Impairment 247

Specific Learning Disability 644

Severe Multiple Impairment 25

Visual Impairment 7

Dearborn Public Schools 2010

Count/Percent by Disability

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

Dearborn's Center Programs

Autism Spectrum Disorder Hearing Impairment Moderate Cognitive Impairment Physically and Otherwise Health

Impairment Severe Cognitive Impairment Severe Multiple Impairment

Ongoing Work

Improve student achievement for all students who are at risk

Continue to monitor graduation and drop-out rates

Continue to monitor results of MEAP and MME for students who have an IEP.

Current Efforts

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

elementary schools and district Response to Intervention (RTI) framework

Reviewing current interventions Certificate of Completion for Cognitive

Impaired students Improving programs and services for center-

based students to be serviced in our own district