This report by the Council of the Great City Schools to the Rochester City School District presents the organization's findings and recommendations for improving the special education program in the school system, placing special emphasis on the organizational structure of the program, accountability, and how the instructional program generally serves students with disabilities districtwide. The process that the Council used to conduct the review is described in the next chapter. The subsequent chapter lays out the organization's observations and proposals for improving the overall delivery of services for students with disabilities across the school system. Nine appendices are included: (1) Organization Chart; (2) Comparison of Staffing Ratios; (3) District Incidence Rates and Staff Ratios; (4) Individuals Interviewed; (5) Documents Reviewed; (6) Agenda for Site Visit; (7) Biographical Sketches of Strategic Support Team Members; (8) About the Organization; and (9) History of Strategic Support Teams. (Contains 19 footnotes.) [This report was submitted to the Rochester City School District by the Council of the Great City Schools.]
- Authorizing Institution
- Council of the Great City Schools
- Education Level
- ['Adult Education', 'Elementary Secondary Education']
- Location
- New York
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- Reports - Descriptive
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- IMPROVING SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOLS Report of the Strategic Support Team of the Council of the Great City Schools Submitted to the Rochester City School District 1
- By the Council of the Great City Schools Winter 2008-09 1
- No Child Left Behind 5
- Positive Findings Areas of Concerns 9
- Recommendations 11
- Instructional Support 11
- Services Support 12
- Compliance Support 12
- FinanceBusiness Support 12
- Positive Findings 14
- Areas of Concern 15
- Recommendations 16
- Positive Findings 17
- Areas of Concern 18
- Recommendations 23
- Positive Findings 25
- Areas of Concern 25
- Recommendations 26
- Positive Findings 27
- Areas of Concern 27
- Recommendations 27
- Service Support 33
- Finance Business Support 33
- Instructional Support 33
- Compliance Support 33
- Special Educators Paraeducators SpeechLanguage Pathologists Psychologists Social Workers 2005-06 34
