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Meeting Date:
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6/1/2023 - 6:30 PM
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New Business and Reports to the Board
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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Special Education Update
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ACPS 2025 Strategic Plan Goal:
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Goal 2: Instructional Excellence ACPS will ensure that all students have access to and engagement with high-quality instruction. Goal 3: Student Accessibility and Support ACPS will ensure students have equitable access to and engagement with programs and supports that reduce barriers to learning.
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Funding Source or Fiscal Impact (where applicable)
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File Attachment:
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Agenda Item Summary:
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ACPS data indicates disproportional practices in the identification of students for special education services. Comprehensive Coordinating Early Intervening Services (CCEIS) are services provided to students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are not currently identified as needing special education or related services, but who need additional academic and behavioral supports to succeed in a general education environment. These activities and services are designed to prevent referrals for special education services and address the disproportional identification of students as disabled.
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Background:
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ACPS was deemed to disproportionally identify black students as Emotionally Disabled. The data analysis supporting this determination is addressed in the school board PowerPoint presentation. Accordingly, ACPS must set aside fifteen percent of IDEA grant funds (approx. $560,000) to provide CCEIS to address this issue. A plan to provide those services is developed yearly and approved by VDOE.
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Recommendation:
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The Superintendent recommends that the School Board review the information in this memo and monitor the disproportionality data, professional development, and implementation of the CCEIS programming.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Dr. Wendy Gonzalez - Chief
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Signed By:
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Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt - Interim Superintendent
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