NEIGHBORHOOD

SPECIAL EDUCATION Laurel Horn &

Hayley Steffen

COLLABORATIVE May 23, 2011

NSEC
CURRENT STRUCTURE OF ELEMENTARY
SPED SERVICES IN DCPS
CW Harris ES Davis ES
12 students w/IEPs 21 students w/ IEPs

PK- 5th grade

Consult/Inclusion/Resource PK-5th grade
Consult/Inclusion/Resource

Nalle ES
18 students w/ IEPs

PK- 5th grade

Consult/Inclusion/Resource = Consult = Inclusion = Resource

* Current enrollment projections reflect total students receiving SpEd services in each school and do not reflect actual individual student needs
CURRENT STRUCTURE OF ELEMENTARY
SPED SERVICES IN DCPS
CW Harris ES Davis ES
12 students w/IEPs 21 students w/ IEPs

PK- 5th grade

Consult/Inclusion/Resource PK-5th grade
Consult/Inclusion/Resource

Nalle ES
18 students w/ IEPs Results:
Students often in an inappropriate setting
Hours on IEPs are not met

PK- 5th grade

Consult/Inclusion/Resource = Consult = Inclusion = Resource

* Current enrollment projections reflect total students receiving SpEd services in each school and do not reflect actual individual student needs
 CHALLENGES AND CONSEQUENCES

Mixed Varied
Grade Hours
levels

Multiple
Settings

Out Placement of 2,149

Costly Litigation Poor Academic Results
Students

Turque, Bill. "District Proposes Capping Private Special Education Expenses." Washington Post 04 04 2011. Web. 10 May 2011.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-schools-insider/post/district-proposes-capping-private-special-education-expenses/2011/04/0
 BOTTOM LINE

The gap within the gap remains...

1 District of Columbia Assessments and Data Reports, retrieved May 10, 2011
2 Virginia Department of Education, retrieved May 10, 2011
CURRENT STRUCTURE OF ELEMENTARY
SPED SERVICES IN DCPS
CW Harris ES Davis ES
12 students w/IEPs 21 students w/ IEPs

PK- 5th grade

Consult/Inclusion/Resource PK-5th grade
Consult/Inclusion/Resource

Nalle ES
18 students w/ IEPs

PK- 5th grade

Consult/Inclusion/Resource = Consult = Inclusion = Resource

* Current enrollment projections reflect total students receiving SpEd services in each school and do not reflect actual individual student needs
 PROPOSED MODEL:
NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE

CW Harris ES Davis ES
Mild Moderate
12 students w/IEPs 21 students w/ IEPs

PK- 5th grade

PK-K
Inclusion/Consult
Resource/Inclusion

Nalle ES 1st – 3rd grade

Intensive Resource/Inclusion
18 students w/ IEPs

PK- 2nd grade 4th grade

Resource Resource/Inclusion

5th grade
3rd – 5th grade Resource/Inclusion
Resource

* Current enrollment projections reflect total students receiving SpEd services in each school and do not reflect actual individual student needs
 PROPOSED MODEL:
NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE

CW Harris ES Davis ES
Mild Moderate
12 students w/IEPs 21 students w/ IEPs
PK- 5th grade
PK-K
Inclusion/Consult
Resource/Inclusion
Teachers meet hours

1st – 3rd grade

Need based cohorts in each
Nalle ES grade Resource/Inclusion
Intensive
18 students w/ IEPs
Targeted resources aligned
with needs 4th grade
PK- 2nd grade
Resource/Inclusion
Resource
Impact of disability
minimized leading to higher
student achievement 5th grade
3rd – 5th grade Resource/Inclusion
Resource

* Current enrollment projections reflect total students receiving SpEd services in each school and do not reflect actual individual student needs
 BENEFITS OF NSEC

Less litigation, Higher

and less out- student
placement performance
Spectrum of
settings in
neighborhood
schools
No additional
cost to the
district