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Time spent in general education classrooms

Level of special need 80% or more of day 79%-40% of day Less than 40% of day Not in a general education school
Students with high-incidence special needs: • Specific learning disabilities • Speech or language impairments • Intellectual disabilities (mild to moderate) • Emotional disturbance
Students with low-incidence special needs: • Multiple disabilities • Hearing impairments • Orthopedic impairments • Other health impairments • Visual impairments • Autism

Recent trends: Guiding questions

Indicator Data
Number of new referrals for special education in the past 3-5 years
Grade-level differences in achievement of students with special needs on state and local assessments
Percentage of time students with high-incidence special needs spent in general education classroom for the past 3-5 years
Percentage of time students with low-incidence special needs spent in general education classroom for the past 3-5 years

Achievement of students with special needs

Measure of achievement Reading(%) Math(%)
Meets cutoffs for adequate yearly progress
Meets benchmarks on local assessments

Students meeting behavioral expectations

Indicator Total number for school or district Number of cases involving students with special needs
Office referrals
In-school suspension
Out-of-school suspension
Placement in alternative or more restrictive placement

Social participation

Cocurricular participation Percentage of student body involved Percentage of students with special needs who are involved
Clubs, organizations, groups, or intramurals for which participation is voluntary