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inclusive setting with proper accommodations,support brought together Head Start, Public and Private and specialized instruction as needed to enable these Preschools to collaborate on best practices,particularly c students to reach their highest potential. on assessments of preschool children. The Mashpee Public Schools provided services The Administrator of Special Education s and accommodations to an average of 403 students continued to be actively involved in the development h with disabilities and/or developmental delays during of programs for young children through collaboration the 2012-2013 school year. This includes the provision with the CFCE coordinator and the Child Development a of 504 plan accommodations for 53 students and the Council. The Coordinated Family and Community e provision of special education services (specialized Engagement (CFCE) Grant of $33,870 provided instruction and accommodations) to 350 students enrichment activities,support and training for families, f attending the Mashpee Schools as of June 2012.Of our young children, day care providers and educators. i Special Education students, ten students were school Currently,the Department of Early Education and Care choice students whose parents sent them to Mashpee. (EEC) funds this program available to all young I As a result, the district received additional funding. children in the community regardless of disability f The district also funded the education for 27 students status. The Administrator of Special Education met c who attended out of district schools, and provided regularly with other early childhood coordinators and t services for an additional two students who reside in the Cape Cod Child Development agency which i Mashpee but were not attending Mashpee Schools. In provides early intervention to young students and refers June of 2013, 15 special education students graduated them to the Mashpee Public Schools Special Education from Mashpee High School. As of June 2013, the Department. { Special education student enrollment by school consisted of the following: During the summer of 2013, Mashpee Public School District's Special Education Department KCC PreK: 25 provided extended school year program/services to KCC K-2: 63 approximately 75 students(preK-HS).ESY is designed Quashnet: 122 to meet the needs of eligible students in order to prevent Mashpee Middle School: 47 substantial regression of skills over the summer break. Mashpee High School: 67 Times/days and services varied according to the Out of District: 24 students' needs; with a four week program running Itinerant or Services only 2 from July 9 th to August Ist and a five week program Homeschooled: 0 running from July 9th to August 8th. Total: 350 The Mashpee Public Schools are members of the During the 2012-2013 school year, 90 children Cape Cod Collaborative. Collaboratives are formed to were screened for Kindergarten,resulting in 1 referral provide special education services for public school for further evaluation to determine eligibility for special districts. The Special Education Administrator and education. Mashpee's preschool program screened 39 Assistant Administrator attend monthly advisory children with 0 referrals for a special education meetings to provide guidance and input into program evaluation. The community screenings generated 15 planning. The Cape Cod Collaborative has two sites children for screening with 2 initial referrals to for its educational programs: one program for students determine eligibility for special education. with emotional issues currently housed at the Otis Air Force Base, and another program located in Osterville The preschool program provided educational which provided education primarily for students with programming for approximately 63 children ages 3-5, medical issues,intellectual impairments and autism.In which included at least 30 children identified as special addition, the Collaborative provides related services needs at some point during the school year, as well as such as transportation,assistive technology,behavioral "typical"preschool children.In addition,KCC School consultation and speech and language therapy. provided space to house the Mashpee Head Start Additionally, as the Out of District Coordinator, the Program.The Special Education Administrator applied Assistant Administrator of Special Education is for and was awarded a Special Quest Mentorship (a responsible for educational programming for all out grant which provided guidance and facilitation)which district students and monitoring their placements. j 136 J