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The continuum of special education services Report of the provided range from consultation to teachers; speech Department of and language, occupational therapy, physical therapy Special Education or counseling; inclusion services and specialized instruction in a small group pull-out model; to more substantially separate programs, depending on the Special Education Administrator: Michele Brady individual student needs.The Mashpee Public Schools Assistant Special Education Administrator: has specialized programs including classrooms for Nancy Dugan (through June 2014) students with autism (Preschool-grade 2; grades 3-6); intellectual impairments (grades 7 through 9; 10 The goal of the Special Education Department is through 12);and social and emotional behavioral issues to identify eligible students and provide them with (grades 3-6; and 7 through 12). These students are specialized instruction and accommodations to help included with their peers in the general education them fulfill their potential towards college and/or classroom to the greatest extent possible where they career readiness. As part of this mission, the Special can make effective progress.Our goal is to serve most Education Staff and Administrators collaborate with of our students with disabilities in an inclusive setting Mashpee Public Schools'families,staff,central office, with proper accommodations and support as needed to principals and assistant principals, to support and enable these students to make effective progress. educate students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment where students can make effective The Mashpee Public Schools provided services progress.The Special Education Department supports and accommodations to an average of 412 students and mentors teachers and therapists who work with with disabilities and/or developmental delays during these students; helps ensure equitable access to the the 2013-2014 school year, including 64 students on curriculum while focusing on individualized student 504 plans and an average of 348 students on IEPs any needs; applies for grants and reimbursement funding given month.Of our Special Education students,twelve through the state and federal government; and students were school choice students whose parents monitors compliance with state timelines and targeted sent them to Mashpee. As a result,the district received goals through mandatory data collection reports additional funding due to special education services (Indicators 1-14). (approximately $56,404 plus the amount allotted per student under school choice). The district also funded In order to be eligible for special education, the costs of out of district tuition and transportation for students between the ages of 3 through 22 must have a an average of 23 students. This represents a decrease documented disability which affects their ability to of four students from the prior year. In June of 2014, make progress in the general education curriculum. In 13 special education students graduated with diplomas addition, these students must need specialized from Mashpee High School,with an additional student instruction or related services. In order to be eligible graduating from an out of district program during the for a 504 plan, students with disabilities need summer of 2014. As of June 2014, the Special accommodations, but not specialized instruction or Education student enrollment by school consisted of services. Students on IEPs must be evaluated every the following: three years to determine continued eligibility. In FY 2014,Mashpee school psychologists conducted 78 re- KCC PreK 35 evaluations and 92 initial evaluations as follows: KCC K-2: 54 Quashnet 119 Pre-K Grades Grades Grades Mashpee Middle School: 59 K-2 3-6 7-12+ Mashpee High School: 70 Initial Evaluations 22 20 30 20 Out of District: 26 3-Year Itinerant or Services only 1 Re-evaluations 2 6 36 34 Homeschooled: 0 Total: 364 137