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Mashpee Public Schools provide special General Information education services to students through a continuum of 2021-2022 SY Enrollment(May 2022) services. These services range from consultation with teachers; speech and language therapy, occupational Grade Enrollment 90 therapy, physical therapy or counseling; inclusion 3 4 112 2 services and specialized instruction in a small group 06 or pull-out model.We also have substantially separate 5 1 programs where students are taught by a special 6 118 education teacher more than 80% of their day. These Total 426 specialized programs support students with autism, Overview intensive needs,and social/emotional/behavioral issues The Quashnet School faculty and staff values through a flexible service delivery model. all students and provides quality education to During the summer of 2021,the Mashpee Public approximately 425 scholars in Grade 3 through Grade Schools offered in-person extended school year(ESY) 6. During the fiscal year 2022, there were a total of services to qualifying students. ESY is designed 22 homeroom classes comprised of five homeroom to provide support to students in order to prevent classes in Grades 3 and 5 and six homeroom classes substantial regression of skills over the summer break. in Grades 4 and 6.The average teacher-to-student ratio Services are varied according to the students' needs is 1:19. with most students attending three days per week in The 2021-2022 faculty was forty-four teachers either a four or five-week program. strong,consisting of regular education teachers,special The Mashpee Special Education Parent Advisory education teachers, and specialized teachers. Other Council (SEPAC) gives parents of special education professional staff included three school counselors, a students the opportunity to attend workshops and therapy dog,one part-time physical therapist,one part- quarterly meetings with the Director of Special time occupational therapist, 1.5 speech and language Education. therapists, and one school psychologist. Quashnet School also valued a team of seven paraprofessionals Dr.Jaime Curley in FY22. Together, we all work toward one goal to Director of Special Education provide students with a strong educational foundation that builds on students' primary instruction and prepares students for the opportunities and academic challenges at Mashpee Middle-High School. Report of the Quashnet School At Quashnet School,we educate the whole child by supporting academic advancement, social and emotional growth,and by fostering civic responsibility in students.A Multi-Tiered System of Support(MTSS) Mission Statement is the instructional framework followed at Quashnet Our mission at the Quashnet School is to provide School. We monitor student success by establishing academic excellence and character development while student goals and regularly conduct progress supporting and celebrating all students as they strive monitoring benchmark assessments. Instruction is toward college and career readiness,as well as,engage targeted and designed to meet students' individual as active citizens. needs. The Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks are the basis for all curricula at the Quashnet School. Administration All students participate in MCAS assessments in MaryKate O'Brien,Principal English Language Arts and Mathematics. Only Grade Stephen Kapulka, Assistant Principal 5 students participate in Science and Technology Curriculum Chairs Engineering MCAS. Mrs.Colleen Stroshine-English Language Arts School Year Highlights Mrs.Robin Geggatt-Mathematics Following two consecutive years of disrupted Mrs.Jamie Whiddon -Science learning, the Quashnet School community eagerly Miss Ali Keohane-History and Social Studies looked forward to returning "back to normal" for the 2021-2022 school year. Quickly, we realized that 167