Serving infants, preschoolers, and school age children with low incidence disabilities

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Regional Programs
Oregon's

• Serving infants, preschoolers, and school age
  children with low incidence disabilities
• D. Jay Gense, Director
• Steve Woodcock, Education Specialist
• Oregon Department of Education

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Regional Programs
Oregon's

• Overview and Present Delivery System
• Census Data / Trends
• Understanding Costs
• Future Plans / Ways to be Involved

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Regional Programs

• Created by 1981 Oregon Legislature Formally
  began in 1983
• Funding established to
• Provide equity for access to specialized services
  for students with low incidence disabilities,
  regardless of location within the state
• Provide mechanism to acquire and retain highly
  specialized staff
• Maximize taxpayer dollars by capitalizing on
  economy of scale for providing services for low
  incidence disabilities

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Regionally-Eligible Disabilities

• Hearing Impairment
• Vision Impairment
• Deafblind
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Severe Orthopedic Impairment

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Disability Distribution in Oregon Birth-21
(2004)
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20 Oregon ESDs
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8 Regional Programs
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Region 1 Eastern Oregon Regional
Program Contracted through Umatilla-Morrow ESD
Wallowa
Umatilla
Morrow
Union
Baker
1
Grant
Malheur
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Region 2 Central Oregon Regional
Program Contracted through High Desert ESD
Wallowa
Umatilla
Sherman
Morrow
Union
Gilliam
Baker
Jefferson
Wheeler
2
Grant
Crook
Malheur
Harney
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Region 3 Southern Oregon Regional
Program Contracted through Southern Oregon ESD
Wallowa
Umatilla
Morrow
Union
Gilliam
Baker
Jefferson
Wheeler
Grant
Crook
Malheur
Douglas
Harney
3
3
Lake
Jackson
Klamath
Josephine
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Region 4 Cascade Regional Program Contracted
through Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD
Wallowa
Umatilla
Morrow
Union
Gilliam
Baker
Jefferson
Wheeler
Lincoln
4
Linn
Benton
4
Grant
Crook
Malheur
Douglas
Harney
Coos
4
Lake
4
Curry
Klamath
Josephine
Jackson
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Region 5 Willamette Regional Program Contracted
through Willamette ESD
Sherman
Wallowa
Umatilla
Morrow
5
Union
Gilliam
Yamhill
Polk
Marion
Baker
Jefferson
Wheeler
1
Linn
Benton
Grant
Crook
Malheur
Douglas
Harney
Coos
Lake
Curry
Klamath
Josephine
Jackson
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Region 6 Columbia Regional Program Contracted
through Portland Public Schools
Multnomah
Hood River
Wallowa
Umatilla
Morrow
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Union
Gilliam
Yamhill
Wasco
Clackamas
Polk
Marion
Baker
Jefferson
Wheeler
Linn
Benton
Grant
Crook
Malheur
Douglas
Harney
Coos
Lake
Curry
Klamath
Josephine
Jackson
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Region 7 Lane Regional Program Contracted
through Lane ESD
Wallowa
Hood River
Umatilla
Multnomah
Sherman
Morrow
Union
Gilliam
Yamhill
Wasco
Clackamas
Polk
Marion
Baker
Jefferson
Wheeler
Linn
Benton
4
Grant
Crook
7
Lane
Malheur
Douglas
Harney
Coos
Lake
Curry
Klamath
Josephine
Jackson
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Region 8 Northwest Regional Program Contracted
through Northwest Regional ESD
Clatsop
Columbia
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Wallowa
Umatilla
Hood River
Multnomah
Washington
Sherman
Tillamook
Morrow
Gilliam
Union
Yamhill
Wasco
Clackamas
Polk
Marion
Baker
Jefferson
Wheeler
Lincoln
Benton
Linn
Grant
2
Crook
Lane
Deschutes
Malheur
Douglas
Harney
Coos
3
Lake
Curry
Klamath
Josephine
Jackson
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Census Trends ...

• Statewide Data
• Data by Region

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Year Autism DB HI OI VI OTHER TOTAL
1995 749 7 887 381 329 497 2850
1996 1102 8 891 477 360 760 3598
1997 1359 8 866 489 346 773 3841
1998 1603 8 873 496 333 763 4076
1999 2077 13 924 622 371 876 4883
2000 2328 18 861 640 334 1293 5474
2001 2568 16 831 667 314 1276 5672
2002 2872 15 844 668 323 1215 5937
2003 3119 17 840 662 341 1135 6114
2004 3685 10 833 674 371 1040 6613

Number of Students Served by Regional Programs -
Statewide
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1994-95 Region ASD DB DD ED HI MR OHI OI SLD SPL TBI VI Total
Eastern 46 1     64 13   21 4   3 16 168
  Central 43       37 7 3 24 3 1 1 16 135
Southern 72 2   1 101 20 1 28 3 3 1 39 271
  Cascade 79     4 80 50 2 34 4 5 2 21 281
  Willamette 105     6 131 41 8 39 10 7 1 36 384
  Columbia 219 1   8 266 70 43 23 10 25 4 106 875
  Lane 62     7 80 43 3 42 8 4 3 30 282
  Northwest 123 3     128 31 21 70 8 5   65 454
TOTAL TOTAL 749 7   26 887 275 81 381 50 50 15 329 2850
2004-05 Region ASD DB DD ED HI MR OHI OI SLD SPL TBI VI Total
Eastern 143 3 1 51 21 16 26 3 2 2 24 275
  Central 174 1 1 51 21 14 63 7 6 3 30 371
  Southern 379 1 12 1 92 44 17 82 2 12 3 57 702
Cascade 481 13 3 74 60 16 52 6 4 28 737
Willamette 534 73 4 127 65 32 69 15 11 3 41 974
Columbia 1236 1 32 4 236 153 74 224 19 15 14 102 2110
  Lane 184 3 4 37 61 8 65 10 9 3 24 408
Northwest 554 5 9 4 174 71 25 93 9 20 7 65 1036
 TOTAL 3685 10 143 21 883 489 202 674 65 81 39 371 6613
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FUNDING
Critical that LEA's understand that

• Funding is supported through a combination of
  State and Federal revenue (IDEA)
• Funding is formula-driven for each Region
  formula is based on SECC data

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Regional Program Funding
Funds are used to provide the following
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Services "purchased" with these funds
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Services for students with Hearing Impairments

• Specialized Instruction
• Sign Language Instruction
• Interpreter Coordination
• Audiology Services
• Specialized Equipment
• Magnet Programs

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Services for students with Visual Impairments

• Specialized Instruction
• Braille / Large Print
• Orientation and Mobility
• Braille Production and other adapted materials
• Specialized Equipment (magnifiers, software)
• OTMC

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Services for students who are Deafblind

• Specialized Instruction braille, sign language
• Specialized Equipment (magnifiers, software)
• Orientation and Mobility
• Evaluation / Eligibility
• Specialized Training and Consultation
• Augmented services through Oregon Deafblind
  Project federally funded grant to ODE

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Services for students with Autism Spectrum
Disorders

• Specialized Instruction
• Evaluation and Eligibility
• Specialized Training and Consultation
• Social Skills Groups
• Statewide Consultation and Resources for ASD
• Regional Program Autism Training Sites (RPATS)

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Services for students withSevere Orthopedic
Impairments

• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Specialized equipment
• Feeding Teams
• Classroom Consultation
• Statewide Consultation and Resources for
  Orthopedic Impairments

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Understanding Costs Sample Cost Analyses

• Per/student spending
• Annual Budget approx. 27.4M
• Regional 2004 Census approx. 6700
• Average Regional Program Expenditures/Student
  4090

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Cost Effectiveness Data
Average Costs For Education
Disability average annual education cost of students receiving services - Statewide Anticipated statewide cost to provide FAPE
Blind/Visually Impaired 20,967 941 19,729,646
Deaf/Hard of Hearing 17,824 1194 21,282,035
Autism Spectrum Disorders 20,943 4106 85,991,917
Orthopedic Impairments 16,711 1086 18,147,842
Deafblind 22,397 110 2,463,709
Total 147,615,148
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Focus on the Future

• Adapting to meet needs of LEAs and EI/ECSE
  Programs
• Efficacy Review
• Planning for TBI
• Delivery of Evidence Based Practices
• Dissemination of EBP and Resources - Special
  Projects
• Statewide Consultation and Resources for OI
• Statewide Consultation and Resources for ASD
• Statewide Consultation and Resources for TBI

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Stay Involved

• Regional Advisory Council
• Regional Coordinator
• Program Evaluation
• ODE
• Maintain Low Incidence Perspective