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extended school year program for our students. We Our district also received, over the course of the offered a Preschool-K program and academic pro- year, a total Circuit Breaker reimbursement of grams for grades 1 through 6 at the Quashnet School, $420,396. Medicaid reimbursement in the amount of . MCAS tutoring for grades 7 and 8, a Life Skills pro- approximately $300,000 was returned to the Mashpee gram, and vocational training at Mashpee High Town Hall. School, for a total summer enrollment of 62 students. Monthly staff meetings were held to focus on the Report of the issues relating to MCAS, changes in the law and the special education process. Mashpee Public Schools Indian Education Program Each of the schools now have a building chair- person to coordinate special education meetings and an educational evaluator to enhance communication, The Indian Education Program in the Mashpee streamline the testing process and offer consistency public School system was developed in 1972 and is throughout the district. offered through the United States Department of In addition, a clinical team was developed to Education Title VII Indian Education Formula Grant monitor the progress of special needs students, make program. ` recommendations on difficult cases and process new The Indian Education Program has an office and referrals. A number of special education staff across classroom based at Mashpee High School and is the district are active members of the Education offered to enrolled elementary and secondary level Leadership Committee which has monthly meetings, Native American students. delving into current research. Our program is comprehensive and focuses on The Mashpee Administrator of Special Education is the elected Cape-wide school representa- meeting the needs of Indian children through tutoring five on the Interagency Community Resource Team, and cultural awareness, which will assist Indian chil which provides consultations to schools and commu- dren in the achievement of meeting required state stan- dards. tan dards. nity agencies needing assistance with difficult cases. The Administrator of Special Education contin- Currently, there are approximately 120 Native ues to be actively involved in the development of pro- American students enrolled in the Mashpee Public k School system. Students obtain services by returning grams for young children. The Community Partnerships for Children (CPC) program with assis- the required ED 506 forms establishing their Tribal Cultural identity through their Tribal Roll status as tance and guidance from the Child Development Council has provided support for families,young chil- dren, day care providers and educators. Currently the guardians for program participation. Progress towards Department of Education, through a grant, funds this the goal of tutoring is measured by analysis of star program in the amount of $112,669. The preschool dard state test scores relating to math and language program provided educational programming for 75 arts achievement. children, ages 3-5, which included special needs chil- Staff of this program may be comprised of a dren, CPC children, and peer models. In addition, the project Director and Tutors, who also possess a cul- Kenneth C. Coombs provided space to the Mashpee tural awareness of the Native American population.A Head Start Program, which allowed the staff to pro- Parent Committee comprised of a Teacher, Executive vide Mashpee special needs students in Head Start the Board member of the local Tribal Council and parents opportunity to remain in the program and to receive of Native American students oversees the progress and their services within the program. development of the program. Federal Special Education grants awarded the Mashpee Public Schools totaled$417,494. Additional Respectfully submitted, funds were awarded totaling $18,872 to support early Mashpee School Committee: childhood special education programs. Funds for Janice Mills, Chairman training received from the State Department of Peter Thomas, Vice Chairman Education in response to our applications for training Bill McNamara,Member -4 i (SPED Program Improvement Grant) totaled$10,000. MaryRose Grady, Member Rebecca Romkey,Member 124