Special Education

K-12 Annual Report

Finance Committee
March 19, 2024
 ICSD Continuum of Special Education Services

Indirect Direct Resource Special Out of

Consultant Consultant Room Class District

Integrated
Co-Teaching
 TRENDS:

Slight increase
in the number
of Students with
Disabilities.
(10/4/2023)
TRENDS:

Increase in number of 504 eligible students

Section 504 Administrative Regulations

 TRENDS:

Top Five
Disability
Classifications
Staffing
Increases
to
Meet
Student
Needs.
2023-2024
Projected
Budget

-Changes
To Tuition

-Equipment
& Hardware
IDEA Funding
REVENUE STREAMS:

1. Medicaid
2. STAC (Public and Private High Cost Students)
3. Tuition
MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT

Current year (to date)

Speech Therapy
Total Paid $309,220 Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Total Pending $127,793 Psychological Counseling
Skilled Nursing Services
2022-2023 Total
$651,253 paid claims
STAC:

Public Excess Cost:

● High cost public aide generated on annualized special education
costs that meet or exceed district threshold dollar amount.
● High cost students are (1) in-district students with 1:1 aides and
receiving multiple services and (2) BOCES students that meet
threshold
● Threshold is set at $57,909. The 2021-2022 threshold was
$51,906. For reference, 2018-2019 was $44,430.
● Our projected high cost aid for 2023-2024 is still pending.
Priorities for 2023-2024
Supporting Social Emotional Learning & Regulation
-Additional Staffing
-Training and Resources
TCIS & PINE & BOCES
-Partnerships w/ Agencies
University of Rochester
Project Teach/Upstate
Priorities for 2023-2024
Supporting our Neurodiverse Learners
-Continued partnership with
PINE from NYU
-Supporting sensory regulation
-Professional development and
training
Priorities for 2023-2024

Strengthening Service Delivery Models

-Professional Development and Job-Embedded Coaching
-Collaboration and Planning Time
-3:1 Model for Related Service Delivery
-Data Driven Intervention
Priorities for 2023-2024

Hiring, Training and Retaining Talented Staff

-Recruitment Efforts
-Partnerships with Higher Education Institutions
-Refining the Onboarding Process
-Professional Development & Training