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screened 51 children with 5 referrals for a special edu- of special education students the opportunity to attend cation evaluation. The community screenings gener- quarterly meetings which were attended by the ated 11 children for screening with 4 referrals to deter- Administrator and Assistant Administrator of special mine eligibility for special education. education. A guest speaker presented a workshop on basic rights for parents. Monthly staff meetings were held at each school, focusing on special education programming and The Mashpee Public Schools were awarded DESE compliance, with the continuing goal of $785,351 in federal special education grants during liance with the 2010-2011 school year, including the IDEA 240 improving the eligibility process in comp the Massachusetts Department of Education grant of $420,112, the Pre-K ARRA/Stimulus (762) I' Regulations. Staff also worked on improving instruc- grant of$9,686 and the ARRA IDEA stimulus (760) tional strategies, enhancing communication, review- grant of$355,553.Additional special education grants ing the assessment process, and developing consis- awarded to the district from the State Department of tency throughout the district. Early Education and Care totaled $67,127 to support (' special education services for students aged 3 to 5 Mashpee Public Schools' Special Education years old. These grants included$18,277 for the Early Department provided a 2011 summer preschool and a Childhood 262 grant and $48,850 for the Inclusive K-12 academic extended school year program for eli- Pre-School 391 grant. The district also received, over gible students.Times and days varied according to the the course of the year, a total Circuit Breaker reim- children's needs with a four week program running bursement of $245,715, which includes $149,749 of from July 11th to August 4th and a five week program extraordinary relief. In addition, Medicaid reimburse- running from July 11th to August 11th. Total enroll- ment in the amount of approximately $196,283 was ment for the summer school program of 2011 was 80 returned to the Mashpee Town Hall. students. Clinical Teams continued to monitor the progress of special education students, make recom- Report of the mendations on challenging cases, and process new Sealer of Weights and referrals. Core Teams met weekly to support students with challenging behaviors. A number of special edu- Measures cation staff across the district were active members of the Education Leadership Committee. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens The administrator of special education continued of the Town of Mashpee: to be actively involved in the development of pro- In compliance with Chapter 98 Section 37 as grams for young children. The Coordinated Family amended by Chapter 295 of the Acts of 1998. and Community Grant along with assistance and guid- ance from the Child Development Council, has pro- Section 37. Each municipality shall annually, vided support for families, young children, day care between January 1 and January 31, submit to the Providers and educators. Currently, the Department of director a written report that describes the components Education,through a grant, funds this program in the of the municipality's weights and measures program, amount of$33,870. The preschool program provided including, but not limited to, an inventory of all educational programming for approximately 75 chil- weighing and measuring devices and equipment and dren ages 3-5, which included 40 children identified the date of the most recent certification for each device as special needs at some point during the school year, or piece of equipment, inspection results by category, as well as peer role models and children involved with results of tests performed pursuant to section 56D, the Coordinated Family and Community Grant. In total citations issued by category, the net loss restored addition, Quashnet School provided space to house to consumers and merchants as a result of its enforce- the Mashpee Head Start Program. ment program, and any other information required by I, the director. The Mashpee Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) continued to give parents 141