Special Education Department Report & Planning Session Highlights
Director Darren Kennedy led a planning session on March 17, 2020, focusing on Special Education Department goals for the 2019/2020 school year, student placements, tuition costs at various schools, approved private schools, licensed private schools, PPS schools, and an Extended School Year proposal for teachers and aides. The session covered maintaining accurate student databases, analyzing cost breakdowns, and discussing services provided.
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SPECIAL EDUCATION REPORT BOARD PLANNING SESSION March 17, 2020 Darren Kennedy Director of Special Education
SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOALS 2019/2020 SCHOOL YEAR Maintain accurate database and tuition cost of WSD students and their placements
WSD SCHOOLS School Kelly Kelly: Speech Only Turner Turner: Speech Only Total Number of Students 5 19 65 14 103
PRIVATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS School (Eastern Area) Mon Valley Cost 3 students @ $38,323 each 2 students @ $42,951 each 4 students @$50,068 each 9 students @ $38,248 each Related services @ $125,696 total Nursing Services @ $85,942 total 0 = savings $50,904.24 18 @ $765,141 Was $816,045 Sunrise Pathfinder Total ** Does not include transportation
APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOLS School Children s Institute Education Center (Watson) Friendship Academy (Watson) Cost 2 students @ $28,228 each 2 students @ $18,858 each 7@$129,010 Was 8@ $147,440 4 students @ $19,844 each 3 students @ $20,566 each 1 student @ $30,595 1:1 PCA @ $17,300 19 @ $412,151 Was 20 @ $430,581 PACE Pressley Ridge Day School Pressley Ridge School For the Deaf Total ** Does not include transportation
LICENSED PRIVATE SCHOOLS School Holy Family New Story Cost 3 students @ $34,020 each 5 students @ $60,610 each * 1 student will begin to transition to Turner 3 students @ $30,000 each 1 student @ $21,600 12@ $516,710 Was 11 @ $495,110 PLEA Longmore Academy Total ** Does not include transportation
PPS SCHOOLS School Allderdice Carrick Conroy Oliver Citywide Academy Online Academy Westinghouse Total ** Does not include transportation Cost $0 $0 $39,000 $51,480.00 $0 48 students @ $437,987 $528,467
COURT ORDERED School Outside In School Total Cost 0
ESY PROPOSAL Teachers and Aides 2 2 COST for 12 students 12 students @ $5000 each Approximate total savings Cost $4,250 $2,550 $6,800 $60,000 $53,200
VAN TRANSPORTATION FOR WSD Reduced Vans From 10 to 5 By Combining Routes Monthly Cost Savings $24,731.28 Yearly Cost Savings $211,982.40 Wanted to add a bus at $46,980 because a car seat could not be moved from van to van Solution was to purchase another car seat for $60 and have one on each van
REVISED JOB DESCRIPTIONS Revised Job Description for Eletta Revised Job Description for Kelley Track attendance and truancy for outside placement students Direct small groups at WSD schools Designated as an LEA for outside placements Attend IEP meetings at outside placements Coordinate ESY placements for outside placement students Transition students back to WSD schools Direct lunch bunch groups at WSD schools Direct Second Step groups in both schools
CYCLICAL MONITORING Trainings and Corrections Completed Trainings and Corrections in progress due by 4/11/20 IEP trainings conducted by the AIU PPS training on transition and graduation NOREPs 4/1/20 Public school enrollment 4/1/20 Special education policy and procedures conducted by Kelley and me IEP violations corrected by WSD staff Compensatory education 2 cases meet w/ PDE to discuss documentation Independent evaluations and psychological counseling
