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Leicester - Special Education Data

Indicator 1 - Graduation Rate (2010-11)

Cohort 2011 Grads # of Students in 2011 Cohort District Rate State Rate State Target Special Ed 22 27 81.5 % 65.6 % 75.0% General Ed 100 108 92.6 % 87.8 %   All Students 122 135 90.4 % 83.4 %   NOTES: Special Education data are suppressed for enrollment counts fewer than 6.
Grad Rate for Students with IEPs (81.5 %) See State Map for this Indicator	80.0% - 100.0% Substantially > SPP Target 72.5% - 79.9% At or Above SPP Target 50.1% - 72.4% 0.0% - 50.0% Below SPP Target NA - Not Applicable NR - Not Reported Suppressed

Indicator 2 - Dropout Rate (2010-11)

2011 Dropouts Students Enrolled in Grades 9-12 District Rate State Rate State Target Special Ed 0 61 0.0 % 4.6 % 4.7% General Ed 5 469 1.1 % 2.4 %   All Students 5 530 0.9 % 2.7 %   NOTES: Special Education data are suppressed for enrollment counts fewer than 6.
Dropout Rate for Students with IEPs (0.0 %) See State Map for this Indicator	0.0% - 1.9% 2.0% - 5.5% 5.6% - 8.9% 9.0% - 100.0% NA - Not Applicable NR - Not Reported Suppressed

Indicator 3 - Participation and Performance of Students with IEPs on Statewide Assessments (MCAS)

• Indicator 3A - % of Districts Meeting AYP for the Special Education Subgroup

  For 2010-11, the state target for the % of Districts Meeting AYP for the Special Education Subgroup in English/Language Arts is 52% and the target in Mathematics is 45%.
  
  District-level AYP data for the Special Education subgroup is available at:
  http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/ayp/ayp_report/district.aspx?orgcode=01510000
  

• Indicator 3B – Participation Rate for Students with IEPs on MCAS

  For 2010-11, the state target for the Participation Rate for Students with IEPs on MCAS is 99%.
  
  District-level data on the participation rate of students with IEPs on MCAS is available at:
  http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/mcas/participation.aspx?linkid=26&orgcode=01510000&fycode=2011&orgtypecode=5

• Indicator 3C – Proficiency Rate for Students with IEPs on MCAS

  For 2010-11, the state target for the Proficiency Rate for Students with IEPs on MCAS in English/Language Arts is 95.1% and the target in Mathematics is 92.2%.
  
  District-level data on the performance of students with IEPs on MCAS is available at:
  http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/mcas/subgroups2.aspx?linkid=25&orgcode=01510000&fycode=2011&orgtypecode=5

Indicator 4 - Suspension/Expulsion for Students with IEPs (2010-11)

Indicator 5 - School Age Educational Environment (Ages 6 - 21) for Students with IEPs (2010-11)

Enrollment District Rate State Rate State Target Enrolled students with IEPs 283 -- -- -- Full Inclusion (inside the general education classroom 80% or more of the day) 145 51.2 % 57.9 % 58.0% Partial Inclusion (outside of general education classroom 21%-60%) 101 35.7 % 20.1 % -- Substantially Separate (inside the general education classroom less than 40% of the day) 9 3.2 % 15.1 % 14.5% Separate Schools, Residential Facilities, or Homebound/Hospital placements 28 9.9 % 6.7 % 5.5% NOTES: Special Education data are suppressed for enrollment counts fewer than 6.

District Full Inclusion Rate (51.2 %) See State Map for this Indicator

80.0% - 100.0% 56.8% - 79.9% 30.0% - 56.7% 0.0% - 29.9% NA - Not Applicable NR - Not Reported Suppressed

Indicator 7 - Early Childhood Outcomes

Special Education data are suppressed for districts with 10 or fewer students, which is noted with (S). Districts which do not have data available, or incomplete data, are noted with (N/A).
For districts which have data in the table above, this is the first full 3-year cohort completion cycle. As districts continue to participate in Indicator 7 data collection cycles, it is to be expected that data reliability will increase. Therefore, these data should be interpreted with caution.

For more information on state performance in this area, please see the Massachusetts State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report. For information on the data collection and reporting schedule, please see the Memorandum on New Data Collection Activities.

Indicator 8 - Parent Involvement (2010-11)

For 2010-11, the state target for Parent Involvement is 80%.
(Note: This indicator measures the % of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that school facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for students with IEPs).
For more information on state performance in this area, please see the Massachusetts State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report. For information on the data collection and reporting schedule, please see the Memorandum on New Data Collection Activities.
 

Surveys Period Data Avail # Surveys Mailed Surveys Returned # Surveys Meeting Stand * % Surveys Meeting Stand ** # % District Spring 2012 Data Not Available NA NA NA NA NA State NA NA NA NA NA NOTES: Special Education data are suppressed for 10 or fewer returned surveys. NOTES: A survey is considered to have met the standard if the parent completing the survey was in agreement with more than 50% of the survey items (13 of 25). For a copy of the survey, please see the Massachusetts Parent Survey. NOTES: In order to yield reliable results, districts need at least 75 total responses. Interpret results with caution for districts with fewer than 75 surveys returned. Additionally, for districts with less than 75 students with IEPs, interpret results with caution when return rate is under 50%.
% Surveys Meeting Standard (NA) See State Map for this Indicator	85.0% - 100.0% 65.0% - 84.9% 50.0% - 64.9% 0.0% - 49.9% NA - Not Applicable NR - Not Reported Suppressed

Indicator 9 - Disproportionality in Special Education (2010-11)

In all years, the state target for disproportionality in special education is 0%.
(Note: This indicator measures the % of districts showing a disproportionate over- or under-representation of students from racial/ethnic groups in special education that was the result of inappropriate identification policies, practices, or procedures). At-Risk districts are those that exhibit a weighted risk ratio of 3.0 or greater for three consecutive years. These districts were subject to review of the appropriateness of their policies, practices, and procedures for special education eligibility determination and disability identification).
For more information on state performance in this area, please see the Massachusetts State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report.
 

Disproportionate Representation Disproportionality Determination District No No disproportionality found. NOTES: For information regarding how disproportionality is calculated, please see http://www.ideadata.org/docs/Disproportionality%20Technical%20Assistance%20Guide.pdf. NOTES:For information regarding how disproportionate representation is determined among individual districts, please see the Indicator 9 Flowchart   .

Indicator 10 - Disproportionality in Disability Categories (2010-11)

In all years, the state target for disproportionality in special education is 0%.
(Note: This indicator measures the % of districts showing a disproportionate over- or under-representation of students from racial/ethnic groups in special education that was the result of inappropriate identification policies, practices, or procedures). At-Risk districts are those that exhibit a weighted risk ration of 4.0 or greater for three consecutive years. These districts were subject to review of the appropriateness of their policies, practices, and procedures for special education eligibility determination and disability identification).
For more information on state performance in this area, please see the Massachusetts State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report.
 

Disproportionate Representation Disproportionality Determination District No No disproportionality found. NOTES: For information regarding how disproportionality is calculated, please see http://www.ideadata.org/docs/Disproportionality%20Technical%20Assistance%20Guide.pdf. NOTES:For information regarding how disproportionate representation is determined among individual districts, please see the Indicator 10 Flowchart   .

Indicator 11 - Initial Evaluation Timelines

In all years, the state target for Initial Evaluation Timelines is 100%.
(Note: This indicator measures the % of children with parental consent to evaluate, who were evaluated within the State established timeline. Data is reported for all initial evaluations initiated in October, November, and December of the reporting year).
For more information on state performance in this area, please see the Massachusetts State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report. For information on the data collection and reporting schedule, please see the Memorandum on New Data Collection Activities..
 

Special Education School Year reviewed 2012-13 # of Signed Evaluation Consent Forms Received Not Reported # of Requests for Initial Evaluation Completed Within State Timeline Not Reported District Rate Not Reported State Rate Not Reported State Target 100.0% NOTES: Data are suppressed if # of signed evaluation consent forms received is fewer than 10.

Indicator 12 - Early Childhood Transition (2010-11)

In all years, the state target for Early Childhood Transition is 1%.
(Note: This inidicator measures the % of students referred by Part C, found eligible for special education services, and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their 3rd birthdays).
For more information on state performance in this area, please see the Massachusetts State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report.
 

Special Education School Year reviewed 2011-12 # of Students Referred by Part C and Found Eligible for Special Education Services Not Reported # of Students who have IEP Proposed or Implemented by 3rd Birthday Not Reported District Rate Not Reported State Rate Not Reported State Target 100.0 % NOTES: Data are suppressed if number of students referred by Part C and found eligible for special education services is fewer than 10.

Indicator 13 - Secondary Transition

In all years, the state target for Secondary Transition is 100%.
(Note: This indicator measures the % of youth with IEPs aged 16 and above with an IEP that includes appropriate measurable postsecondary goals that are annually updated and based upon an age appropriate transition assessment, transition services, including courses of study, that will reasonably enable the student to meet those postsecondary goals, and annual IEP goals related to the student’s transition services needs. There also must be evidence that the student was invited to the IEP Team meeting where transition services are to be discussed and evidence that, if appropriate, a representative of any participating agency was invited to the IEP Team meeting with the prior consent of the parent or student who has reached the age of majority).
For more information on state performance in this area, please see the Massachusetts State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report.
For information on the data collection and reporting schedule, please see the Memorandum on New Data Collection Activities..
 

Special Education School Year reviewed 2010-11 # of Student Records Reviewed 19 # of Student Records in Compliance with the Requirements of Indicator 13 19 District Rate 100.0 % State Rate 98.7 % State Target 100.0% NOTES: Data are suppressed if number of student records reviewed is fewer than 10.

Indicator 14 - Post-School Outcomes for Students with IEPs

FFY 2010 data was used to set new targets for the three measurements of Post-School Outcomes as reported one year after leaving high school:

• Measurement A: Enrolled in higher education (see #1 below)
• Measurement B: Enrolled in higher education or competitively employed (see #1 + #2 below)
• Measurement C: Enrolled in higher education, or in some other postsecondary education or training program; or competitively employed, or in some other employment. (see #1 + #2 + #3 + #4 below)

(Note: Because students are counted only once and in the highest category in which engaged, the measurements are cumulative with measurement C reflecting the total number of leavers engaged in a post-secondary activity one year after leaving high school.) For more information on state performance in this area, please see the Massachusetts State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report (http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/spp/).
 

The data used to calculate the measurement above: 2009-10 School Year Special Education Students Total # of leavers who responded to the survey 17 #1. Number of respondents who are enrolled in higher education 5 #2. Number of respondents who are competitively employed (but not in category 1 ) 7 #3. Number of respondents who are enrolled in some other post-secondary education (but not in categories 1 or 2 ) 0 #4. Number of respondents who are in some other employment (but not in categories 1, 2 or 3) 1 A. Enrolled in higher ed. B. Enrolled in higher ed. or competitively employed C. Enrolled in higher ed., in some other postsecondary ed., competitively employed, or some other employment District Rate 29.4% (5 students) 70.6% (12 students) 76.5% (13 students) State Rate 42.3% 72% 81.3% State Target 42.3% 72% 81.3%