Los Angeles Unified School District Division of Special Education

Beth Kauffman, Associate Superintendent

April 10, 2018

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What is Autism?

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

A range of conditions characterized by challenges in two core domains:

- social communication and interaction

- restrictive and repetitive behaviors.

All students with ASD have unique assets

and differences.2

PREVALENCE of Autism1:68

No two students with autism are exactly alike.3

AUTISM FACTS

•Occurs across racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups

•44% of childrenidentified with ASD have average to above averageintellectual ability

•Research supports significant improvement resulting from early diagnosis and use of effective interventions

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10,555 10,902

12,22512,691

13,49414,315

15,133 15,561

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Students with Autism Time Trend Comparison

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SLD41.9%

AUT18.0%

SLI14.6%

Other25.5%

SLD40.7%

AUT18.2%

SLI16.2%

Other24.9%

LAUSD Schools

SLD55.3%

AUT11.6%

SLI9.6%

Other23.5%

Independent Charter Schools

n = 12,448Source: CASEMIS December 2017

2017-2018 – LAUSD SWD Top 3 Eligibilities

6n = 70,491

Independent Charter Schools w/ Students with Autism

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12,887(83%)

2,674(17%)

Students with Autism by Gender

Male Female

Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls.

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1,667(11%)

797 (5%)

467 (3%)

10,005(64%)

35 (0%)

28 (0%)

99 (1%)

2,463(16%)

Students with Autism by Ethnicity

African-American Asian

Filipino Hispanic

Native American Pacific Islander

Unknown White 9

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11,891(76%)

3,662(24%)

Students with Autism by Curriculum

General Education

Alternate Curriculum

Curriculum

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4,806(31%)

10,679(69%)

69 (0%)

Educational Setting for Students with Autism

Special Day Program

DIS ONLY

RSP

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418(54%)

363(46%)

2017-18 Autism Special Day Programs (SDP) by Curriculum

CoreCurriculum

AlternateCurriculum

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NPS Students with Autism by Curriculum

486(43%)653

(57%)

GE curriculum Alternate curriculum

2,228(14%)

13,333(86%)

Students with Autism with Behavior Intervention Implementation

(BII) Service

BII Service No BII Service15

2,228(58%)

1,643(42%)

Students with Behavior Intervention Implementation (BII) Service

Student w/Autism

Student w/Other Disability16

Students with autism benefit from visual supports, structured learning environments and other evidence based interventions combined with a concentration of social communication, social emotional learning, executive functioning and behavior.

Autism Core Program (Union Avenue ES) 17

Program Supports•Autism Support Teachers

•Resources and Professional development on evidence based practices (EBP)

•Middle and High School Social Communication Electives

LAUSD teachers participate in a training to support students with

Autism

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Community Partnerships

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Perspectives of Stakeholders in the LAUSD Autism Community

Speaker: Marie Bennett, Parent and LAUSD Autism Support Teacher

Speaker: TBD, Parent, AIAT Portola MS

Speaker: Stephanie McClay, Director, LD Northwest

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Highlighted Program

Academy of Integrated Arts & Technology@ Portola MS

Local District Northwest

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Academy of Integrated Arts & Technology

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Why is there a need for a Academy of Integrated Arts &

Technology (AIAT)?

• LAUSD spends over $200 million a year to provide non-public

(NPS) and private school educations to students with disabilities

• Identified need for an alternative to NPS within LAUSD

• Many students identified as twice-exceptional were being sent

to NPS settings, as we were not meeting their needs in LAUSD

and we had limited oversight of program quality in NPS

• Decided to pilot a program in LAUSD that was college

preparatory program on comprehensive school campus

• Serves students that are identified

• Gifted

• Twice-exceptional (ex. Gifted and Learning Disability)

Addressing student sensory needs24

Student Promotion & Achievement (SPA) Room

Academy of Integrated Arts & Technology Staffing

Classroom

• General EducationTeacher

• Special Education Teacher

• Special Education Paraprofessional

Support

• School AdministrativeTeam

• Bridge Coordinator

• School Psychologist

• All Designated Instructional Services

Academy of Integrated Arts & Technology Instructional Design

• Personalized learning plans• Real-time data (online gradebooks, agendas, and

assignments)• Social-emotional support• Extended instructional time• Challenging core content• Deepening learning through application performance-

based assessment and evaluation (multiple measures)• Explicit strategies to improve Executive Function• 1:1 technology (Chromebooks)

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“The Academy of Integrated Arts and Technology will form a true student-centric community marked by a caring and supportive school culture, rigorous academic discipline, and excellence at every level.”