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BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Special Education School District Data Profile 2019-20

The Special Education School District Data Profile is prepared in accordance with the requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Each State must have a State Performance Plan (SPP) to evaluate the State's efforts to meet the requirements and purposes of the implementation of IDEA.

The SPP is a six-year plan which describes New York State's performance on 17 indicators. States must report annually to the public on the performance of the State in an Annual Performance Report (APR) and each school district against the State's targets. New York State's SPP and the APR that describe these indicators in detail are available at https://www.nysed.gov/special-education/spp-apr.
The following report reflects only quantifiable data collected by the State. Since performance of a school district in any indicator may be the result of unique circumstances within a district, readers are encouraged to consider information provided by the district's administration in interpreting these data.


Enrollment and Classification Rate

District Enrollment: 46,624
School-Age Students with Disabilities and Classification Rate

8,709

18.7%

Preschool Students with Disabilities

706

Indicator 1: Graduation Rate of Students with Disabilities

2015 Total cohort - August 2019

Students with Disabilities and Graduation rate

445

56.6%

State Target

Target Met

70% or higher

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 2: Drop-Out Rate of Students with Disabilities

2015 Total cohort 4 years later - August 2019

Students with Disabilities and Drop-out Rate

445

19.1%

State Target

Target Met

19.37% or lower

Yes, met state target

Indicator 3: State Assessments

Participation In and Performance On State Assessments

Due to COVID - 19 and resulting changes to New York State testing, accountability, and federal reporting requirements, Spring 2020 standardized state assessments, including the June 2020 Regents examinations, were canceled and are, thus, not reported.

Indicator 4A: Suspension Rate

(based on 2018-19 school year data)

Students with Disabilities: 8,709
Suspension Rate 2019-20

Students with Disabilities Suspended Out-of-School for More than 10 Days and Percentage

169

1.9%

State Threshold

Threshold Met

2.7% or lower

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 4B: Significant Discrepancy by Race and Ethnicity in Suspension Rate

(based on 2018-19 school year data)

Suspension Rate 2019-20

Did the school district have significant discrepancy?

State threshold for 2019-20

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Indicator 5: School-age Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilities ages 6-21:
Students with 80% or more of the day in a general education program

State Target

Target Met

More than 60%

Students with 40 to 79% of the day in a general education program

State Target

Target Met

No State Target

Students with Less than 40% of the day in a general education program

State Target

Target Met

Less than 18%

  Students with disabilities in separate settings

State Target

Target Met

Less than 5%

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN OTHER SETTINGS

State Target

Target Met

No State Target

Indicator 6: Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilites:
Students with disabilities with measurement A

State Target

Target Met

50% or higher

Students with disabilities with measurement B

State Target

Target Met

18% or lower

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

This district was required to report data on preschool outcomes for 2019-20 and reported no students ages 3-5 with IEPs who received preschool special education services for at least six months and left preschool special education sometime during the 2019-20 school year.

Indicator 8: Parental Involvement

This district is not required to report for indicator 8 for 2019-20 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 9: Disproportionality - Identification for Special Education

Disproportionate representation in special education?

No

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Yes, met state threshold

Indicator 10A: Disproportionality in Specific Disability Categories

Disproportionate representation in specific disability categories?

State Threshold

Threshold Met

No school districts will have disproportionality that is the result of inappropriate policies, practices and procedures.

Indicator 11: Timely Evaluations (Child Find)

This district is not required to report for indicator 11 for 2019-20 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 12: Early Childhood Transition

Percent of children with IEPs who transitioned from early intervention services (Part C) to preschool special education services (Part B) and received their preschool special education services by their third birthdays consistent with State law.
This district is not required to report for Indicator 12 for 2019-20 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 13: Secondary Transition

This district is not required to report for Indicator13 for 2019-20 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.

Indicator 14: Post-School Outcomes

This district is not required to report for Indicator 14 for 2019-20 please see http://www.p12.nysed.gov/sedcar/data.htm#subschedule for the school year in which this school district will report data for this indicator.
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