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a for special education staff. Preschool grants included the Special Education Improvement grant 298($5,200) Report of the used to purchase preschool supplies; the Early . Indian Education Program Childhood Special Education 262 grant($18,200) and the Inclusive Pre-School 391 grant ($49,565)'to partially fund the salaries of one preschool teacher and 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR paraprofessional. The Indian Education program has productively been in existence since 1972. The Indian Education In addition to state and federal grants,the Special program is offered through the U.S. Department of Education Administrator applied for and received two Education Title VII Indian Education Formula Grant. private grants. The Allison Keller grant was funded by The program services the district of the Mashpee Public the Doug Flutie Jr. foundation. This grant provided Schools for Grades K-12. There were a total of 138 $4,311 to purchase nine iPads and cases for students students that participated in the Indian Education with autism. The other grant we received was a program and attended the following schools within the competitive grant through the Tower Foundation Mashpee School District: valued at$140,000. i • The Kenneth C. Coombs School (Grades K-2). During the course of the FY 15 school year, the The Quashnet School (Grades 3-6). district received FY 14 Circuit Breaker funding The Mashpee Middle School (Grades 7-8). reimbursement in the amount of $490,469, which The Mashpee High School (Grades 9-12). represents an increase.of$9,356 from the prior year. In addition, Medicaid reimbursement in the amount of The program has serviced native students from approximately $237,473 was returned to the Mashpee various tribes of which most students belonged to the 4� Town Hall, totaling $727,942 for an increase by Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The staff consists of a P t i A at rdi Program Coordinator, an Assistant Program t $19,989 of total reimbursement received. In sum,grant � funding and reimbursement (not including school Coordinator,and a Program Tutor. y choice funds)valued at approximately$1,356,000 was This year was a success for both students and received to support special education students. This staff. The students received an abundance of support funding, coupled with support from the Town of Mashpee, allowed the Special Education Department with a variety of things that included cultural education, to provide effective services to students with academic support, and social identity. The staff has p worked tirelessly to try to meet individual's needs to disabilities. ensure their academic progress. The staff meets regularly with teachers and administration to assist 1 them with keeping the native students on track with their studies. Q The Program Coordinator of the Indian Education Program worked consistently with seniors for test 4 preparation, pre-college plans (application assistance ' ~:• j` >� and scholarship submissions), and senior seminar EN presentations. One notable project was based on opiate addiction and possible Narcan training and pens on hand within the District. The students participated in fieldtrips to Plimoth 1iISa` > r s) Plantation, Curry College, Cape Cod Community College Diversity Recognition Day, and a trip around Mashpee. 0 " + t d 1 The program also hosted an end-of-the-year send- ' -M2 off cultural social. All community members were s 149 '