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Special-education plan review: Coatesville shows high special‑education rates, targets evaluations and transition services
Summary
District special‑education staff presented an overview of the federally required special‑education plan and recent performance indicators, reporting a special‑education population above state averages, improvements in timely evaluations and continuing gaps in transition services and placements outside the district.
District special‑education staff presented a summary of the district’s federally required special‑education performance plan and explained both improvements and persistent challenges across the plan’s indicators.
The presenter walked the education committee through the required indicators used for state/federal monitoring, including graduation rate, dropout rate, participation and performance on statewide assessments, suspension/expulsion rates, least‑restrictive‑environment (LRE) placement percentages, parent involvement, timely initial evaluations, transition IEP goals and post‑school outcomes. The presentation was based on data current through the 2022–23 reporting cycle (some indicators use multi‑year data series that include 2019–21 years), and staff noted that some indicators lag district changes because of the state reporting cycle.
Key points the presenter highlighted: - The district’s reported special‑education population in…
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