Bridgman Special Education
End of the year report
2005-2006
During the 2005-2006 school year, the 11
special education trained personnel provided support services
for 183 eligible students. This number includes 38 School
of Choice students of which 19 attend BES, 14 attend RMS
and 5 attended BHS.
Each student had an Individual
Education Plan, (IEP), on file that listed his/her specific
eligibility in one of the following impairment areas: Autistic
Impaired (AI), Cognitively Impaired (CI), Early Childhood
Developmentally Delayed (ECDD), Emotionally Impaired (EI),
Learning Disabled (LD), Otherwise Health Impaired (OHI),
which may include students with Attention Deficit Disorder
(ADD)/ Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) or other
medical concerns such as diabetes or epilepsy, Physically
Impaired (PI), and Speech and Language Impaired (SLI). Students
that have more than one impairment, i.e.: a learning disabled
student that also has a physical impairment, is only recorded
with the primary impairment, per state regulations, however
all support services are provided to the student.
The following is the specific breakdown of
services provided per building and impairment this past school
year.
BES:40 students 28
LD 9 OHI 2
EI 1 AI
RMS:50 students 29
LD 12 OHI 8 EI 1
PI
BHS:37 students 21
LD 10 OHI 4 EI 1
CI 1 AI
SLI: 56 students All 56 had a speech or language
delay or problem, but not necessarily as their primary impairment.
The numbers above fluctuate slightly throughout
the year due to terminations, new referrals, and/or temporary
placements, among other reasons, therefore this report is
based on a combination of the official December and April
reports submitted to the county along with the final classroom
rosters.
Bridgman had 22 students
placed at offsite programs for specialized instruction
for their individualized needs specified by their IEP’s.
The following is the listing for services provided Bridgman
special educations students this past school year:
BCISD 1
Infant/Toddler Early On
Berrien Springs 1 Language/Learning
Program
Blossomland 3
CI (Cognitively Impaired Students-of various degrees)
Immanuel Lutheran 3
LI (Speech/Lang. Impaired)
Juvenile Center 1
LD (Learning Disabled)
Lakeshore High School 1
AI (Autistic Impaired)
1
CI (Cognitively Impaired)
Lakeshore (Roosevelt Elem.) 1
AI (Autistic Impaired)
Lighthouse Educational
Ctr. 1
AI (Autistic Impaired)
3
EI (Emotionally Impaired)
Southside (Niles) 3
EI (Emotionally Impaired)
St. Joseph (Brown Elem.) 2
ECDD (Early Childhood Developmental Delay)
St. Joseph (Upton Middle) 1
AI (Autistic Impaired)
Included in the above count is 5 infant/toddlers
receiving Early On therapy either at home or at off site
programs. All of these services are provided at no charge
to the students or parents and are coordinated with the Berrien
County Intermediate School District. (BCISD) Consultant
services were also provided to various students by the BCISD
staff as needed.
According to state and federal guidelines,
all special education students must have an Individual Educational
Plan meeting at least annually. This accounts for over 200
meetings. Additionally, special education students, by law,
must be re-evaluated at least once every 3 years. The Berrien
Intermediate School District staff evaluated over 100 new
or re-evaluations this year for possible impairments, many
of which qualified for new or continued services.
A goal of special education is always to
return the student back to the general population when appropriate.
During the 2005-2006 school year, 36 students were terminated
from special education from Bridgman Public Schools for the
following reasons:
2
dropped out of school
1
parent refused services
2
students chose to attend a different program (SOC)
6
accomplished all of their goals/objectives & no longer
qualified
4
graduated
7
attended specific needs programs elsewhere
14
moved to another district
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Knauf
Special Education Coordinator
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