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In FY 17, approximately 118 students were Report of the evaluated.This number includes initial evaluations,as Special Education Department well as,reevaluations in preschool through grade 12. The Mashpee Public Schools provided special education services to an average of 300 students during Director of Special Education,Jaime Curly the academic year 2016-2017.This is a reduction from the previous academic year (2015-2016) when 336 During school year 2016-2017, Michele Brady students were serviced in special education. This served the district as the Director of Special Education. reduction in numbers has resulted from improvements The goal of the Special Education Department is in how we identify students with disabilities, as well to identify eligible students and provide them with as,enhancements in helping students make progress in specialized instruction and accommodations to help general education by exposing them to high quality them fulfill their potential towards college and/or education while addressing specific academic, career readiness.As part of this mission,the Director of behavioral and social emotional needs in the regular Special Education collaborates with Mashpee Public education classroom. Full inclusion is when a student Schools' families, staff, central office,principals and is included for at least 80% of their day. Partial assistant principals, to support and educate students inclusion is when a student is included for 40-79% of with disabilities in the least restrictive environment their school day. These two placements include where students can make effective progress. approximately 84.5% (73% full inclusion, 11.5% partial inclusion) of our students. Approximately 7% The Director of Special Education supports and are in substantially separate programs,6.5%are in out- mentors teachers and therapists who work with said of-district placements and 2% of students fall into the students, helps ensure equitable access to the other category (community based programs, etc.). In curriculum while focusing on individualized student all of the buildings a continuum of services is provided needs, applies to grants and reimbursement funding to meet all of the student's needs.Students are included through the state and federal government,and monitors with their peers in the general education classroom to compliance with state timelines and targeted goals the greatest extent possible where they can make through mandatory data collection reports. The effective progress. Our goal is to serve our students Director of Special Education also monitors the with disabilities in an inclusive setting with appropriate placement for the out-of-district students.This includes accommodations and support as needed to enable these chairing meetings, writing and monitoring students to make effective progress. Individualized Education Plans(IEPs),and conducting Mashpee Public Schools provide special site visits at the various day and residential schools located throughout the state of Massachusetts. education services to students through a continuum of Supervision and collaboration was focused on ensuring services. These services range from consultation to teachers; speech and language therapy, occupational that students received adequate services outlined in their IEP, to prepare them for high school graduation therapy, physical therapy or counseling; inclusion and/or transition to adult services. services and specialized instruction in a small group pull-out model. We also have substantially separate In order to be eligible for special education programs where students are taught by a special services, students between the ages of 3 and 22 must education teacher more than 80% of their day. These have a documented disability which affects their ability specialized programs include classrooms for students to make effective progress in the general education with autism, intensive needs and curriculum. Special education students must require social/emotional/behavioral issues through a flexible specialized instruction and/or related services to make service delivery model.High school students attending progress.These services are detailed in each student's a post-graduate program at Mashpee Middle High Individual Education Plan (IEP) which is reviewed School(MMHS)participate in pre-vocational activities annually. In addition, all students on IEPs must be including running the Falcon Caf6(located in MMHS) reevaluated every three years to determine continued and the Falcon Annex,where they practiced customer eligibility. service skills through selling coffee,baked goods and school merchandise. 156