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Schools has specialized programs including class- enrollment for the summer school program of 2012 rooms for students with autism (Preschool; K-2; 3-6); was 75 students. intellectual impairments (grades 7 through 12); and social and emotional behavioral issues (grade 7 Clinical Teams continued to monitor the through 12). Our goal is to serve most of our students progress of special education students, make recom- with disabilities in an inclusive setting with proper mendations on challenging cases, and process new accommodations, support and specialized instruction referrals. Child Study Teams met weekly to support as needed to enable these students to reach their high- students with challenging behaviors or difficulty with est potential. academics.A number of special education staff across the district were active members of the Education The Cape Cod Collaborative continues to serve Leadership Committee and the NEASC accreditation the Mashpee Public Schools by providing educational team. programs,transportation,and support services such as behavioral consultation and speech and language ther- The Administrator of Special Education contin- apy for students attending out of district schools. ued to be actively involved in the development of pro. Additionally,Mashpee collaborates with the surround- grams for young children through collaboration with ing public school districts, human service agencies, the CFCE coordinator and the Child Development private special education schools, and with Cape Cod Council. The Coordinated Family and Community Child Development in providing appropriate program- Engagement (CFCE) Grant of $33,870 provided ming for Mashpee students. enrichment activities, support and training for fami. lies,young children,day care providers and educators, During the 2011-2012 school year, 85 children Currently, the Department of Early Education and were screened for Kindergarten children resulting in 0 Care (EEC) funds this program available to all young referrals for further evaluation to determine eligibility children in the community regardless of disability sta- for special education. Mashpee's preschool program tus. screened 39 children with 5 referrals for a special edu- cation evaluation. The community screenings gener- The preschool program provided educational ated 14 children for screening with 4 initial referrals to programming for approximately 77 children ages 3-5, determine eligibility for special education. which included at least 31 children identified as spe- cial needs at some point during the school year,as Monthly staff meetings were held at each school, well as peer role models and children involved with focusing on special education programming and the Coordinated Family and Community Grant.In DESE compliance, with the continuing goal of addition, Quashnet School provided space to house improving timelines of completed evaluations,writing the Mashpee Head Start Program. comprehensive evaluation reports, and attendance of required TEAM members. These issues were identi- The Mashpee Special Education Parent fied by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary Advisory Council (SEPAC) continued to give parents and Secondary Education (DESE) as needing of special education students the opportunity to attend improvement. Despite this, overall, the district quarterly meetings which were attended by the received the highest commendation (Level 1 status) Administrator and Assistant Administrator of special from the DESE for meeting accountability require- education. Workshop topics included: Parents'Basic ments. Staff also worked on improving instructional rights and Procedural Safeguards;Positive Behavioral strategies, use of technology, enhancing communica- Interventions and Understanding the Functions of tion,and improving efficiency throughout the district. Behaviors; Sensory Issues/ Occupational Therapy; Questions and Answers with the Superintendent of Mashpee Public Schools' Special Education Schools. Department provided a 2012 summer preschool and a K-12 academic extended school year program for eli- The Mashpee Public Schools received$412,182 gible students.Times and days varied according to the in federal special education funding during the 2011- children's needs with a four week program running 2012 school year, through the IDEA 240 grant which from July 10 th to August 2nd and a five week pro- covered the costs of salaries of many special educa- gram running from July 10th to August 9th. Total tors. The district received state funding of$67,114 to 156