Did You Know?  That in 2007-08 the Special Education Department…

·          Had 1,389 students throughout the ISD were eligible for Special Education

·          Served approximately 200 children in classrooms operated by WMISD

·          Referrals dropped by 11.2% over the last two years due to CSI. The percentage of referrals establishing Special Education eligibility increased from 77.6% to 85.4% (+7.8%)

·          Provided approximately 100 staff members and contracted specialists that provided Special Education services at no cost to all seven local school districts

·          Coordinated all Medicaid billing for WMISD and local school districts generating more than $600,000 to support Special Education services

·          Completed “Response to Intervention” manual for reading

·          Began use of CI classroom curriculum guide

·          Offered PD on RTI system (Math), Child Study Investigation (CSI), and Life Space Crisis Intervention

·          Completed the State of Michigan “Continuous Improvement Monitoring System” for both Part B and Part C programs

·          Provided training to pre-school teachers in the areas of motor, speech and language activities for the classroom

·          Participated in the district wide Pre-school Leadership Team

·          Completed a pre-school speech screening in all districts