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improving instruction. Special Education teachers at reimbursement in the amount of $481,113, which the High School were actively involved in the NEASC represents an increase of$110,170 from the prior year. accreditation process through chairing committees, In addition,Medicaid reimbursement in the amount of collecting data,and writing reports. approximately $226,840.01 was returned to the Mashpee Town Hall, totaling $707,953 in total Clinical Teams continued to monitor the progress reimbursement received. In sum, grant funding and of special education students, make recommendations reimbursement (not including school choice funds) on challenging cases,and process new referrals. Child equaling $1,198,118 was received to support special Study Teams met weekly to provide consultation to education students. This funding,coupled with support teachers in order to support students with challenging from the Town of Mashpee, allowed the Special behaviors or difficulty with academics. Consultants Education Department to provide effective services to such as Dr. Levine met with staff to provide students with disabilities. recommendations regarding school interventions for students with mental health and behavioral issues. The Mashpee Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAL) continued to give parents of special Report of the education students the opportunity to attend quarterly ram Indian Education Pro meetings which were attended by the Administrator g and Assistant Administrator of Special Education. Workshop topics included: "CBHUWrap Around The Indian Education Program has productively Services for Mental Health Issues"(presented by South been in existence since 1972. The program is offered Bay Mental Health Services); "Parents' Basic Rights through the U.S. Department of Education Title VII and Procedural Safeguards" (presented by Michele Indian Education Formula Grant. It services the district Brady); "Transition to Post-Secondary Options" of the Mashpee Public Schools for grades K-12. There (presented by a student with Autism and a counselor were a total of 140 students who participated in the from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission) Indian Education Program,and attended the following and"Transition within the Mashpee Public Schools." schools within the Mashpee School District: The Mashpee Public Schools received a total of The Kenneth C.Coombs School (Grades K-2) $490,075 in state and federal special education funding The Quashnet School (Grades 3-6) during the 2013-2014 school year. Grants include the The Mashpee Middle School (Grades 7-8) IDEA 240 grant of$404,623 (a decrease of$12,391 The Mashpee High School (Grades 9-12) from the prior year)which covered the costs of salaries of many special educators; the Transition 243 grant of The Indian Education Program has serviced $1,600 to purchase Transition Assessments; and the Native students from various tribes which include,but Special Education Program Improvement (274) grant are not limited to, the Aquinnah Wampanoag, of $7,418 which was used to provide training for Blackfoot, Cherokee, Choctaw, Herring Pond special education staff. Preschool grants included the Wampanoag, Mashpee Wampanoag, Narragansett, Special Education Improvement grant 298 ($2,900) Navajo, Nipmuc, Ojibwe and Pequot. The staff used to purchase preschool supplies); the Early consists of a Program Coordinator and a Program Childhood Special Education 262 grant($17,764) and Tutor. the Inclusive Pre-School 391 grant ($45,770) to fund early childhood salaries. The Special Education This year was a success for both students and Administrator applied for and received a$10,000 Safe staff.The students received an abundance of support in and Supportive School competitive grant to complete a a variety of areas that included cultural education, Behavioral Health and Public Schools Self-Assessment academic support, and social identity. The staff has Tool and Action Plan. This grant was also used to fund worked tirelessly in meeting individual's needs to professional development in behavioral health. ensure their academic progress. The staff meets regularly with teachers and administration, to assist During the course of the FY 2014 school year,the them in keeping the native students on track with their district received FY 2013 Circuit Breaker funding 139