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Meeting Date:
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9/24/2014 - 7:30 PM
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Category:
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Business/Action Items
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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18.6 SEA Hours Restoration
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LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
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Parent/Family & Community Engagement
Expand Outreach to Parents/Guardians Goal 3.1,3.3 Expand Outreach to Parents/Guardians Goal 3.1,3.3
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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In June 2011 Mt. Diablo Unified School District, like all school districts in California employed a variety of measures designed to reduce costs in a statewide economic downturn. In weighing all available options that would keep the district in legal compliance with federal and state mandates, consideration was given to many options. One adopted measure was the reduction of Special Education Assistants hours to three hour positions for Resource Specialist teachers.
In the short term this was an effective solution but over time this is not sustainable. While continuing to maintain the state mandated caseload limit of 28 students, the Resource Specialists are experiencing additional workload that could potentially impact the quality of services provided. The district funds 70 three hour positions but 24 are currently vacant due to the difficulty we have in hiring staff for the unbenefited position.
Additionally, the reduced hours have resulted in reduced level of support for our students in the classroom. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates students with disabilities be educated in the least restrictive environment, or Resource program. The goal for California that 76% of students will be served in general education classroom with support from the Resource Specialist. At this time the district is identified as significantly disproportionate in this area, serving only 38% of our students in this setting. By providing additional support to the program we believe we can increase the numbers of students served in the Resource program.
In order to provide support for students and staff in the least restrictive environment we recommend restoring the funding to increase the Special Education Assistants to 5 hours for the Resource Program.
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Funding:
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Funded by an increase to the Special Education contribution from the unrestricted general fund.
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Fiscal Impact
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$1,582,816
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Recommendation:
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Approve restoration of hours to SEA positions.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Debbie Maher - Sr. Administrative Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
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Signed By:
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Nance Juner - Director of Fiscal Services
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Signed By:
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Dr. Nellie Meyer - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| New Motion | | Member Lynne Dennler Moved, Member Linda Mayo seconded to approve the New motion 'Approve restoration of hours to SEA positions.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Linda Mayo | Yes | | Lynne Dennler | Yes | | Cheryl Hansen | Yes | | Brian Lawrence | Yes | | Barbara Oaks | Yes | |
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