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Educating Students with Disabilities in California
Kristin Wright, Director Special Education Division
California Department of Education
State Council on Developmental Disabilities
March 21, 2017
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My Why
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Our Collective Why
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What should we ultimately be mapping to in K-12 education?
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Demographics of students in California?
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California K-12 Enrollment 2015-16 = 6,226,737
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Number and Percentage of Students with IEPs by
Disability K-12
from 2005–06 to 2015–16
Data Source: December 2005 and December 2015 CASEMIS
2005–06 2015–16 2005–2016
Disability Number Percent Number Percent
Percent of
Change
AUT 34,668 5.07 97,162 13.23 180.3
OHI 39,437 5.77 82,855 11.28 110.1
TBI 1,787 0.26 1,706 0.23 -4.5
ED 27,511 4.03 24,316 3.31 -11.6
ID 43,739 6.40 43,913 5.98 0.4
HH 8,150 1.19 10,326 1.41 26.7
SLI 181,320 26.54 159,755 21.75 -11.9
OI 15,653 2.29 11,745 1.60 -25.0
DB 229 0.03 103 0.01 -55.0
VI 4,761 0.70 3,670 0.50 -22.9
DEAF 4,337 0.63 3,449 0.47 -20.5
SLD 314,817 46.08 288,296 39.25 -8.4
MD 6,125 0.90 6,620 0.90 8.1
EMD 644 0.09 506 0.07 -21.4
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K-12 Students with IEPs by Disability
2015–16
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K-12 Students with Disabilities
by Ethnicity 2015–16
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Students with
Disabilities
All Students
Ethnicity # of SWD Percent
SWD All Students
Percent All
Hispanic or Latino 408,628 55.64% 3,360,562 53.97%
American Indian or Alaska Native 5,332 0.73% 34,704 0.56%
Asian 45,695 6.22% 707,395 11.36%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2,888 0.39% 30,436 0.49%
African American 63,506 8.65% 361,752 5.81%
White 183,556 24.99% 1,500,932 24.10%
Two or More Races 24,817 3.38% 230,956 3.71%
Grand Total 734,422 100.00% 6,226,737 100.00%
General Education Data Source: DataQuest
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Students with Disabilities and the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF)
• Students with disabilities are part of the LCFF
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Unduplicated Total for LCAP 70%
Percent of SWDs who are also in one or more of the Local Control Funding
Formula (LCFF) Subgroups
Non LCAP 30%
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Students with IEPs in LCAP Target Populations*
Without IEPs,
79%
With IEPs,
21%
English Learners
(22.1% of CA students)
Without IEPs,
85%
With IEPs,
15%
Free and Reduce Priced Meals (59% of CA students)
Without IEPs,
75%
With IEPs,
25%
Foster Children
1%
Total Percentage of Students
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A Perfect Storm for Change
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Recent Changes in Federal Reporting Requirements
COMPLIANCE
“Results Driven Accountability”
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What is Results Driven Accountability? (RDA)
The primary focus of Federal and State
monitoring activities shall be on…
20 U.S.C. 1416(a)(2)
Sec. 616(a
improving educational results and functional
outcomes for all children with disabilities
ensuring that States meet… the program requirements, with…
emphasis on those most related to improving results
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Proficiency Rates among California’s Students With Disabilities
Source: caasp.cde.ca.gov
*CAA 2016 summary results not yet released
2016 CAASPP*
Students who Met or
Exceeded Standard
Students who Nearly Met or
Did Not Meet Standards
English
Language Arts
13% 87%
Mathematics
11% 89%
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2015 Special Education Task Force Report
–early learning
–evidence-based school and classroom practices
–educator preparation and professional learning
–assessment
–accountability
–family and student engagement
–special education financing
Recommendations Focus on Seven Areas:
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California’s State Systemic Improvement Plan: System of Coherent Improvement Strategies for
Increased Academic Outcomes
• Tiered approach to providing technical
assistance to LEAs
• Focus on evidence-based practices to
support improved student performance
– Student engagement (reduced absences)
– Student discipline (fewer suspensions and
expulsions)
– Access to, and instruction in, the CCSS
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CDE Technical Assistance Focus • Serve as a linkage to research and evidence
base, best practices and lighthouse models in order to assist LEAs and schools in improving academic achievement.
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Specific Areas of Focus
1. Educating students with disabilities in the most inclusive environment beginning in
preschool
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Specific Areas of Focus
2. Support access to effective teaching and learning in standards-based instruction using
UDL
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Specific Areas of Focus
3. Communicative Competence
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How do we accomplish this?
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Educational Equity
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In light of all of that…. Some children require both temporary and long
term alternative placements in order to make academic progress as determined by their IEP
team.
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Total Students with Disabilities in Non-Public Schools 2016-17
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Non-Public School Frequency by In and Out of State Placements
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Trending in Special Education Policy
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Keeping in mind…..
• Students with disabilities are general
education students first
• LRE opportunities should start with the
general education environment
• Increasing opportunities for inclusive
educational opportunities for students with
disabilities beginning in preschool is
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• Communicative competence is essential
• Every student is our student
• Special education is not a place
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Again, what are we mapping to?
All students are prepared to work, live and thrive in their local
community.
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BIG PLANS
Update the technology within the division in order to better coordinate activities, compliance determinations, technical assistance and reduce
administrative burden on LEAs and NPS/NPAs through the creation of a web-based platform
“mother ship” that is accessible by CDE and LEAs.
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Answering Some Outstanding Questions
• Workgroups
• Special Education Funding/Budget
• SUMS Project
• Accountability
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We need your input …
From your perspective, what do schools and educators need to increase the number of students with disabilities served in general education classrooms?
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We need your input …
What do schools and educators need to improve access among students with disabilities to effective standards-based instruction using high quality curriculum materials aligned with the California Standards?
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We need your input …
What do schools and educators need to improve the performance of students with disabilities on the state assessments? Are changes needed to the current assessment process to allow students with disabilities to demonstrate what they really know?
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Come tell me what you think!
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Contact Information
Kristin Wright, Director
Special Education Division
California Department of Education
916-445-4602
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