Area Two = 362 visits. Area Three = 394 visits

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2 Executive Director will have visited all 57 campuses and met with principals and visited special education classrooms. As of March 1, 2014, the special education staff made 1183 campus visits in the school year including: Area One = 427 visits Area Two = 362 visits Area Three = 394 visits

3 There were 4,974 ARD meetings held in There were 641 Initial special education evaluations in There were 1488 requests for interpreters at ARD meetings in with 40 languages other than Spanish

4 Distribution of Bilingual Speech/Language Referrals By Languages Other Than Spanish As of March 1, 2014 Swedish 1% Sinhala 1% Urdu 7% Tagalog 1% Tamil 4% Yoruba Telugu 1% 3% Vietnamese 5% Africaans 1% Amharic 1% Arabic 12% Bahasa 1% Bengali 1% Cebuano 1% Croatian 3% Danish 1% Ejaw 1% Farsi 1% Russian 4% Filipino 1% French 1% Portuguese 7% Shanghainese 1% Pidgin English 1% Norsk 1% Mandarin 16% Korean 3% Ibo 3% Indonesian 4% Khmer 1% Hindi 1% Gujarati 3% Hiligaynon 3%

5 Special education department directors reviewed student folders for students who took the STAAR-Modified tests using a folder review process on 37 campuses in

6 Principals requested that the department offer paraprofessionals training opportunities and sessions were offered on the following dates: PPCD Paraprofessional Training from PPCD assessment team-- October 4, 2013 CPI Training on November 8, 2013 CPI Training and In-Class- Support on January 6, 2014

7 Special Education is providing 50 course offerings at MRHS on August 4 th and 5 th, 2014 for general educators and special educators

8 In order to have a smoother transition, special education hosted a PPCD Bridge to Kindergarten meeting for all campuses involved: February 21, 2014

9 This meeting was to prepare campuses for student transitions from Elementary to Junior High, and Junior High to High School on the following date: December 9, 2013

10 Katy ISD revamped the Adaptive Behavior model in the district including the following: Re-writing guidelines for the program Re-designing the classrooms Re-training staff on processes and procedures

11 Special Education Newsletters (Fall 2013 and Spring 2014) Special Education website update Special Education E- Newsletter Parent Advocate Meetings District Parent Advisory Meetings

12 Special Education Systemic Planning with Dr. Molly Cordeau Honey badgers Revamping Adaptive Behavior Data Geeks Developing a principal special education data notebook Busy Bees Formulating a districtwide co-teach model The Pirates Looking at the special education management system 12

13 The new Katy ISD behavior intervention model that includes 1 Lead Behavior Interventionist and 5 Behavior Interventionists commenced in the school year on 10 campuses

14 Special education is creating Collaborative Teaching training modules for pilot elementary and secondary campuses. These will be disseminated in Additional schools will be added for

15 Special education is be working with 5 elementary campuses to provide collaborative teaching supports that are integrated with the balanced literacy model

16 A cadre of 6 model special education teachers were sent to the Region 4 Access to the General Education conference in Summer 2013 Develop Katy ISD teacher leaders to create and deliver high quality presentations, webinars, etc. Will Weldon Video example shared with all Katy ISD principals 16

17 Katy ISD Special Education Department

18 Katy ISD will be embarking on a new special education management system that will be implemented district-wide in

19 Project TYKE Inception in September 1, 1988 to present Served over 10,000 children and provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with either a medical diagnosis, a developmental delay or who are developing atypically Services are provided in the child s natural environment including the home, daycare, etc. The TYKE program serves 315 toddlers on the average a month

20 32% Dismissed from the Program (No further Services) 37% Move to KISD Part B Special Education Services Project TYKE 31% Move to another district in Texas/Out of State or Withdraw from Program

21 Life Skills This program is to addresses skills in the areas of functional academics, communication, self-help, behavior and vocational skills. 31 elementary classrooms 15 junior high classrooms 19 high school classrooms

22 ASIP Program The ASIP program is for high functioning students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. ASIP allows students to be supported through specialized staff in the general education classroom 3 elementary schools 1 junior high school 1 high school

23 Autism Programs Autism programs began in 2001 with one classroom serving five students. In , there are 33 district specialized autism programs serving over 225 students with significant features of autism. District wide, there are 1188 students with autism served in a continuum of programs beginning in general education through to the specialized programs.

24 Autism Programs YCAP has 14 programs on 10 elementary campuses ECAP has 12 programs on 10 elementary campuses JCAP has 5 programs on 4 junior high campuses HCAP has 1 program on 1 high school campus

25 PASS The goal of the PASS program is to successfully educate students with behavioral challenges in the general education setting through supports from specially trained staff The PASS program is being implemented on every junior high and high school campus.

26 Adaptive Behavior Students who have emotional challenges are served in these programs focused on systematic academic/social/emotional interventions with the goal being to return them to their home campuses Franz Elementary Diane Winborn Elementary Fielder Elementary in moving to Hayes Elementary in

27 PPCD/Early Childhood There are 24 campus-based Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities classrooms in Katy ISD The program is designed for children 3-5 years old who qualify for special education services through IDEA.

28 Therapeutic Intervention Programs TIP serves medically fragile students who are able to attend school. Elementary students are served in the TIP classroom at Nottingham Country Elementary Secondary students are served in the TIP classroom at Cinco Ranch High School Each unit has a teacher, two paraprofessionals and a nurse dedicated to the program

29 West 10- RDSPD Deaf Education Co-Op Purpose of the Co-Op is to serve rural school districts without the resources of a larger school district Serves Katy, Bellville, Sealy, Brazos and Royal ISD (Katy is the fiscal agent) 85 students in the program district-wide 5 itinerant teachers, four cluster teachers at MPE

30 Katy ISD Deaf Education Programs The district has 120 students with an Auditory Impairment who are Katy ISD students Two Audiologists serve the districtone for the Co-Op program and one for Katy ISD students 340 students have been tested by our audiologists

31 Visually Impaired Services The district serves 110 students with visual impairments and these children are receive programming on 52 of the 57 campuses in Katy ISD In , the district is piloting a Sensory Communications Integration Program (SCIP) at Cinco Ranch High School for deaf blind students

32 Visually Impaired Services The team consists of the following staff members: Braillist Six teachers of the visually impaired Two orientation and mobility specialists Three paraprofessionals

33 Homebound Services These services are provided to students who cannot attend school for a variety of medical reasons. Teachers go to their homes to provide services: In the school year we have served 81 students on homebound services and currently have 52 active students in the program

34 Diagnostic Services Katy ISD has 66 diagnostic specialists These individuals complete all the academic and cognitive testing when a student is referred for special education as well as providing oversight of the ARD process

35 Speech Language Services Katy ISD has 85 speech and language pathologists to provide services to students Speech pathologists provide a wide variety of services to improve speech and language skills for students in the district

36 Katy ISD District Assessment Team The team completes all initial assessments for students entering Katy ISD and includes the following staff: LSSP, SLP and teacher In the team had 602 requests for assessments 23 families declined testing 573 students were tested for special education eligibility As of March 1, 2013 there have been 451 assessments and ARDs that have been completed

37 Adaptive Physical Education APE teachers support campuses in implementing strategies that include adapting equipment, modifications made for curriculum, or a physical activity in order for a student with a disability to meaningfully participate in physical education Serves 150 students with 8 teachers and 1 paraprofessional staff member

38 Assistive Technology There are 7 individuals serving on the AT team Over 400 students served who use of technology augmentation

39 Occupational Therapy These individuals work with students to address gross and fine motor skills, self-help skills and functional life skills In these serves were provided to 393 students in Katy ISD. The district has 8 full time occupational therapists and 2 full time occupational therapy assistants

40 Physical Therapy These individuals work with students to address issues such as mobility, positioning, access to restrooms, as well as monitoring use of adaptive equipment In these services were provided to 100 students in Katy ISD The district has 2 full time and one part time physical therapists

41 Work-Based Learning Provides opportunities for students to develop a variety of employability skills on campuses and in community settings that will lead to a greater probability of being employed after graduation

42 Work-Based Learning Students engage in non-paid career exploration, career assessment and work-related training experiences in their area of interest 140 high school students rotate to off-campus community training sites

43 Work-Based Learning staff 17 job coaches who are certified bus drivers and who oversee students on training sites 7 high school campus WBL program teachers who coordinate community training site locations

44 Brian Malechuk, Ed.D. Executive Director of Special Education Christopher Rigdon Director of Special Education Programs Kathy Williams Director of Special Education Compliance