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1. Overview
of Report of Children with Disabilities Subject to Disciplinary Removal:
In 2005-06 school year, the total number of out of school expulsions to
homebound services was 42; in 06-07 school year, the total number of out of
school expulsions was 6. Year to Date is a total of 594 suspensions and
expulsions with 6 out of school expulsions from LEAD to homebound services.
2.
Behavior strategists are providing strategies to
area classroom teachers through after school in-services.
3.
The Functional Behavior Assessment and
Behavior
Management
Plans are now available
on line (Special Education Website) for administrators,
teachers, parents and the community. The goal is to provide
behavioral strategies and links to websites on positive behavior strategies
on the web page to assist teachers and administrators in the management of the
student’s behavior.
4. The
first Day Treatment Program is offered for early elementary students with
significant behavioral disabilities. Students have access to play therapy, art
therapy and music activities with specific social skills training. Parents
will be provided with training on positive behavior reinforcement at home. A
Summer Institute on parenting will be provided this summer. Expansion of the
program to older elementary level students is being developed for next school
year. Currently the percentage of minority children in the program is 75% based
on a small number of students. A workshop on Active Parenting, a trainer’s
trainer program, is tentatively scheduled for May. This workshop is to teach
trainers in assisting parents on how to work with their child that exhibits
significant problem behaviors at school and in the home environment.
5.
Inclusive practices designed to increase success in the regular education
setting has been expansion of
Content Mastery Centers to
eighteen. All secondary programs in the district
now have a CMC
center complete with a wireless lab, CMC teacher
and a
paraprofessional. A comprehensive CMC handbook is
currently
being developed to provide for consistency of the
program
throughout the district as well as sharing
information and
strategies among CMC teachers and staff.
Action Plan
Goal
Objectives: Goal F
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F. 1) To address related behavioral correlates
of
disproportionality, i.e., suspensions and expulsions,
school drop-out rates, low graduation rates, and the like;
through the use of culturally responsive Positive Behavior
Support (PBS) systems and alternative education programs.
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To better inform parents, families, communities
and appropriate stakeholders of culturally responsive Positive
Behavior Support (PBS) systems and alternative education
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