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17 <br /> Slide #8 <br /> ■ � jai <br /> December and April (PreK) <br /> December April <br /> On average,PreK is <br /> 125 placing 1-2 students per <br /> week for services. <br /> 100 �• <br /> 75 <br /> Students coming to <br /> 5o OCS at PK have more <br /> complex and multiple <br /> needs that require more <br /> 25 specialized and multiple <br /> services. <br /> 0 <br /> 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 <br /> ENGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> Rhonda Rath said there are 106 PreK students being served. She said those needs <br /> include students with complex medical needs, intellectual disabilities, and autism. She said to <br /> adequately serve this population, $600,000 is allocated from Federal and State funds. <br /> Slide #9 <br /> ■ <br /> reK Takeaways fal <br /> • Demand and eligibility for services increasing dramatically with 25-30 evaluations <br /> quarterly,1-2 per week, and needs are changing <br /> o Then Speech Language Impairment <br /> o Now Developmental Delay,Autism Spectrum Disorder <br /> o Growth in Infant-Toddler Program increases demand on OCS PreK <br /> • EC PreK supports students age 3-5 with special needs in various settings: <br /> • Community childcare programs across the district <br /> • PreK Program site <br /> • OCS district PreK classrooms <br /> • Data show OCS kindergarten students begin with larger deficits, need additional <br /> instruction and support(academic, social-emotional)to reach baseline and close gaps <br /> E'NGA07 CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br />