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pull-out model. We also have substantially separate five day, full day program. By the end of the 2014- programs where students are taught by a Special 2015 school year, our preschool included 95 children Education teacher more than 80%of their day. These ages 3-5. This represents an increase of 32 students specialized programs include classrooms for students compared to the 2013-2014 school year. The total with autism and/or intensive needs (Preschool-Grade preschool enrollment included 28 Special Education 2; grades 3-6); (grades 7 through 9; grades 10 through students as well as 67 preschool peers. 12);and social and emotional behavioral issues through a flexible service delivery model (grades 3-6; and 8 The Administrator of Special Education met through 12). Older High School students attending the regularly with other early childhood coordinators and "Transitions" program participate in pre-vocational the Cape Cod Child Development agency which activities including running"The Falcon Caf6",where provides early intervention to young students and refers they practiced customer service skills through selling them to the Mashpee Public Schools Special Education coffee and baked goods on Friday mornings. They also Department. designed brochures for their business, designed and ordered custom clothing, and sold them to staff and Special Education Extended Year Program students.Students gained office experience through the During the summer of 2015, Mashpee Public use of a Digital Printing Press which created high School District's Special Education Department quality marketing materials for the school. In addition, provided extended school year services (ESY) to the Mashpee Middle/High School offers resource room approximately 59 students. ESY is designed to meet classes in ELA and Math at each grade level. the needs of eligible students in order to prevent substantial regression of skills over the summer break. Students are included with their peers in the Services varied according to the students' needs with general education classroom to the greatest extent most students attending three days per week in either a possible where they can make effective progress. Our four or five week program running from July 14th to goal is to serve most of our students with disabilities in August 13th. an inclusive setting with proper accommodations and support as needed to enable these students to make Special Education Out of District Programs effective progress. The Mashpee Public School District is a member of the Cape Cod Collaborative. Collaboratives are Special Education and Early Childhood Services formed to provide special education services for public During the 2014-2015 school year, 100 children school districts. The Special Education Administrator were screened for Kindergarten (a decrease of 24 attended monthly advisory meetings to provide students from the prior year),resulting in 1 referral for guidance and input into program planning. The Cape further evaluation to determine eligibility for special Cod Collaborative has two sites for its educational education(a decrease of 2 students from the prior year). programs: one program for students with emotional Mashpee's preschool program screened 65 children issues currently housed at the Joint Base Cape Cod,and which resulted in 1 referral for a special education another program located in Osterville which provided evaluation (an increase of 20 students screened and a education for younger students with emotional issues slight decrease in the number of students referred for an and for students of all ages with medical issues, evaluation compared to the prior school year). The intellectual impairments and autism. In addition, the community screenings yielded 16 children for Collaborative provides related services needed such as screening with 5 initial referrals to determine eligibility occupational, physical therapy, speech and language for special education. This was a decrease of students therapy and consultation at an additional cost. The screened in the 2012-2013 school year. The preschool Cape Cod Collaborative also provides our regular and staff also evaluated 11 students who were referred from specialized transportation for Mashpee Public School Early Intervention. Of these students, 7 were students. determined to need special education. For 2014-2015, the Administrator of Special The Mashpee Public Schools offered a free Education assumed responsibility for monitoring the universal preschool program to all four year old placements of all out-of-district students. This included students who live in Mashpee. Through a lottery chairing meetings, writing and monitoring IEPs, and system, many of these students were able to attend a conducting site visits at the programs (located as far sr 147