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therapy and consultation at an additional cost. The Cape Cod Collaborative also provides our regular and specialized transportation for Mashpee Public School students. The Administrator of Special Education assumed responsibility for monitoring the placements of all out of district students. This included chairing meetings, writing and monitoring IEPs, and conducting site visits at the programs (located as far away as Rutland, MA). Students attended private residential and day schools such as the Wolf School in Providence Rhode Island, the Devereux Center in Rutland, Massachusetts, the Evergreen Center in Milford, Cardinal Cushing School in Hanover and the Riverview School in Sandwich. Collaboratives such as Cape Cod Collaborative and the Pilgrim Area Collaborative; surrounding public school districts such as Plymouth Public Schools; and the DPH-funded Massachusetts Hospital School. Supervision and collaboration was focused on ensuring that our students receive adequate services to prepare them for high school graduation and/or transition to adult services. Special Education Staff and Parent Workshops and Meetings Special Education staff meetings and/or School Psychologist meetings were held at each school on a monthly basis. Most meetings focused on special education programming and DESE compliance, the use of testing accommodations, curriculum modifications, improving instructional strategies and the use of technology. The Special Education Department provided training and professional development to teachers, counselors, therapists, and paraprofessionals including "Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)," "Section 504" and "The IEP Process." Interim Superintendent DeBoer conducted most of the Paraprofessional Training. Teachers also met in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to collaborate and focus on improving curriculum and instruction in partnership with their general education teacher colleagues. The Mashpee Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) gives parents of special education students the opportunity to attend workshops and quarterly meetings with the Administrator of Special Education. The Administrator of Special Education held four meetings: November 5, 2015, January 14, 2016, March 10, 2016, and May 12, 2016. Workshop topics included: "Homework and Technology" and "Basic Rights of Special Education Parents." Unfortunately, attendance was very sparse. No parents attended the May meeting to elect officers and no parents have expressed an interest in becoming an officer of SEPAC. Parents are always welcome to attend the SEPAC meetings. Special Education Program Evaluation The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education conducted a Coordinated Program Review (CPR) site visit in April 2015 and released the final report for Special Education and Civil Rights in August 2015. The Mashpee Special Education program evaluation was very positive. Out of 59 possible areas that DESE reviewed, only one problem area was identified: team members did not sign the SLD eligibility form in some of the cases reviewed. As part of the Corrective Action Plan, the Special Education Administrator conducted training on the importance of completing this form. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education accepted the Corrective Action Plan and subsequent report in the fall of 2015 and no further action was required. Special Education Funding The Mashpee Public Schools Special Education Administrator applied for and received a total of $494,273 in state and federal special education grant funding during the 2015-2016 school year. Grants included the IDEA 240 grant of $400,934 which covered the costs of special education summer school and some salaries of special education teachers and paraprofessionals; and the Special Education Program Improvement (274) grant of $23,582 which was used to provide training for special education and general education staff and administrators. Preschool grants included the Special Education Improvement grant 298 ($2,000) used to purchase preschool supplies; the Early Childhood Special Education 262 grant ($18,192) and the Inclusive Pre -School 391 grant ($49,565) to partially fund the salaries of one preschool teacher and paraprofessional. In addition to state and federal grants, Mashpee Public Schools received an extension of the competitive grant (valued at $140,000), which we had received during the summer of 2015 through the Tower Foundation. This grant is providing support and professional development for implementing RtI (Response to Intervention) also known as MTSS (Multi -tiered System of Supports) throughout all three school buildings. The rationale behind MTSS is to 153