EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION BACK TO SCHOOL FORUM

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EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION BACK TO SCHOOL FORUM

• AUGUST 11, 2006
• WELCOME!

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EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN

• Strategic plan elements
• Organizational structure
• Procedures
• Communications
• Best practices
• Legal Requirements
• Recruitment
• Professional development
• Monthly data collection for decision-making 2006
  - 2007 and beyond -

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TUSD Exceptional Education Leadership Beliefs
We are passionate about providing high quality,
individualized services
Our social engine is driven by the
TUSD community
We are the best at increasing student
achievement through a vast pool of professional
talent and resources
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Framework for Alignment, Communication and
Accountability
TUSD District Leadership Exceptional
Education Leadership Council School Teams/
Operations/Support
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Our Vast Pool of Professional Talent

• Psychologists
• Speech Language Therapists
• Occupational Therapists
• Social Workers
• Nurses
• Multicultural Team

173
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MORE TALENT!

• VI Staff
• HI Staff
• Counselors
• Paraprofessionals
• Special Education Teachers
• Assistive Technology Staff
• Orientation Mobility Staff
• Job Developers

• 774

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STILL MORE TALENT!

• Database Support Personnel
• Interpreters
• Network Lab Technicians
• Vocational Evaluators
• Ombudsperson
• Administration support
• Technology/Assessment

34
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MORE TALENT!

• Behavioral Intervention Team
• Transition Programs
• Medicaid
• Preschool
• Childfind
• Direct link

37
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AND FINALLY - !

• Linkage Services For TUSD Students
• Homebound/Hospitalized
• Residential Treatment Centers
• ASDB
• Alternative Schools

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION STAFF
TOTAL 1,000
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Special Education Student Population and TUSD
Population
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Five Year TUSD Prevalence and Trends in
Disabilities
LSG 11
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Our strength is ..