Welcome to the Inquiry to Action Teams

Goals of the NYC DOE Special Education Initiative

Students with disabilities who have access to the general education curriculum:

• Are more likely to be White than African American or Hispanic

• Spend significantly more instructional time with a teacher

• Have significantly more and higher post-secondary education attainment

• Have significantly higher rates of competitive employment

• Have significantly higher rates of independent living

• Have significantly higher rates of friendship

• Have significantly higher rates of literacy

• Have significantly lower rates of incarceration

Percent of students, ages 6 through 21, receiving special education services outside the regular class setting more than 60 percent of the school day.

Comparison of State Level LRE Data (DAC- IDEA Data, 2008)

State % Students in MRE Settings

Vermont 0Puerto Rico 5.84North Dakota 8.33Alabama 9.41South Dakota 10.5West Virginia 10.5Oklahoma 11.36Nebraska 11.37Wyoming 11.44Idaho 11.76Kansas 12.02Iowa 12.66Kentucky 12.88Texas 13.66Oregon 13.7Montana 13.79Colorado 13.81Connecticut 14.1Wisconsin 14.33Minnesota 14.55Nevada 15Pennsylvania 15.39Mississippi 15.47Tennessee 15.6Alaska 15.63Missouri 15.68Washington 15.73Maine 16.25Arkansas 16.8North Carolina 18.04Arizona 18.26Indiana 18.93Georgia 19.04Louisiana 19.11Utah 19.21Ohio 19.63Virginia 20.91Michigan 21.3New Mexico 21.53Rhode Island 21.97Florida 22.06Massachusetts 22.62South Carolina 22.84Delaware 23.3Maryland 23.99Illinois 25.5California 27.78Hawaii 28.93New Jersey 29.19New Hampshire 30.26New York 32.46District of Columbia 51.96

48. Hawaii 28.93 49. New Jersey 29.19 50. New Hampshire 30.26 51. New York

32.46 52. District of Columbia 51.96

State Performance Plan Indicator 5: Least Restrictive Environment – School Age

This definition includes students with disabilities in public schools, separate alternative schools, residential facilities. parentally placed in private schools, correctional facilities, and home or hospital environments.

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School prison pipeline and racial disproportionality

Banking Model

What is Collaborative Inquiry?

What came out of this work for people last year?

• School-wide professional development

• School wide systems change around assessments, behavior,

and educational service delivery

• School based inquiry teams growing inclusive practices

• Grants and funding to support inclusive practices