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WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Special Education School District Data Profile 2020-21

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.

Watertown City School District

2020-21

Enrollment and Classification Rate

District Enrollment: 4,629
School-Age Students with Disabilities and Classification Rate

695

15%

Preschool Students with Disabilities

84

Indicator 1: Graduation Rate of Students with Disabilities

2019-20 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Graduation rate

59

61%

State Target

Target Met

71% or higher

No, did not meet state target

† Data for indicator 1 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 2: Drop-Out Rate of Students with Disabilities

2019-20 School Year

Students with Disabilities and Drop Out rate

59

27.1%

State Target

Target Met

19.37% or lower

No, did not meet state target

† Data for indicator 2 are lagged 1 year.

Indicator 3: State Assessments

(Note: Data are suppressed when fewer than 5 students with disabilities are enrolled in a district.)

A. Participation rate for students with disabilities

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

53

62.26%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

67

65.67%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and participation rate

38

81.58%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

55

61.82%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

67

67.16%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and participation rate

38

86.84%

State Target

Target Met

95%

No, did not meet state target

B. Proficiency rate for students with disabilities against grade level academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

28

32.14%

State Target

Target Met

14.90%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

38

13.16%

State Target

Target Met

13.23%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

30

83.33%

State Target

Target Met

72.04%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

29

10.34%

State Target

Target Met

18.14%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

39

0%

State Target

Target Met

10.50%

No, did not meet state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

32

62.50%

State Target

Target Met

64.11%

No, did not meet state target

C. Proficiency rate for students with disabilities against alternate academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

5

100%

State Target

Target Met

89.16%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

6

100%

State Target

Target Met

81.65%

Yes, meets state target

High School ELA

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

73.46%

—

Grade 4 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

5

60%

State Target

Target Met

81.41%

No, did not meet state target

Grade 8 Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

6

100%

State Target

Target Met

75.60%

Yes, meets state target

High School Math

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

—

—

State Target

Target Met

76.83%

—

D. Gap in proficiency rates for students with disabilities and for all students against grade level academic achievement standards

Grade 4 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

207

50.72%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

28

32.14%

Proficiency Gap

18.58%

State Target

Target Met

31.84%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 ELA

All students and proficiency rate

185

48.65%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

38

13.16%

Proficiency Gap

35.49%

State Target

Target Met

33.94%

No, did not meet state target

High School ELA

All students and proficiency rate

206

92.72%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

30

83.33%

Proficiency Gap

9.39%

State Target

Target Met

21.24%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 4 Math

All students and proficiency rate

208

23.08%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

29

10.34%

Proficiency Gap

12.73%

State Target

Target Met

31.25%

Yes, meets state target

Grade 8 Math

All students and proficiency rate

172

15.70%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

39

0%

Proficiency Gap

15.70%

State Target

Target Met

34.69%

Yes, meets state target

High School Math

All students and proficiency rate

217

89.40%

Students with disabilities and proficiency rate

32

62.50%

Proficiency Gap

26.90%

State Target

Target Met

27%

Yes, meets state target

Indicator 4A: Suspension Rate

(based on 2019-20 school year data)

Students with Disabilities: 726
Suspension Rate 2020-21

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

17

2.3%

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 2019-20 school year data)

Suspension Rate 2020-21

Did the school district have significant discrepancy?

YES

State threshold for 2020-21

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 5: School-age Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilities ages 5 in kindergarten to 21: 694
Students with 80% or more of the day in a general education program

72.8%

State Target

Target Met

Greater than or equal to 60%

Yes, met state target

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

1.3%

State Target

Target Met

No State Target

Not Applicable

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

24.8%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 18%

No, did not meet state target

  Students with disabilities in separate settings

0.1%

State Target

Target Met

Less than or equal to 5%

Yes, met state target

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN OTHER SETTINGS

1%

State Target

Target Met

No State Target

Not Applicable

Indicator 6: Preschool Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Total Students with Disabilites: 85
Students with disabilities with measurement A

65.9%

State Target

Target Met

39.5% or higher

Yes, met state target

Students with disabilities with measurement B

0%

State Target

Target Met

29.8% or lower

Yes, met state target

Students with disabilities with measurement C

34.1%

State Target

Target Met

11.0% or lower

No, did not meet state target

Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes

This district is not required to report for Indicator 7 for 2020-21 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 8: Parental Involvement

This district is not required to report for indicator 8 for 2020-21 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?

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 11: Timely Evaluations (Child Find)

This district is not required to report for indicator 11 for 2020-21 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.
Number of children who were served in Part C and referred to Part B for eligibility determination)

15

Number of those referred determined to be NOT eligible and whose eligibilities were determined prior to their third birthday

0

Number of those found eligible who had an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthday

15

Number of children for whom delays in determination of eligibility or delays in implementing the IEP were caused by reasons that are in "in compliance" with State requirements

0

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.

100%

State Target

Target Met

100%

Yes, met state target

Indicator 13: Secondary Transition

This district is not required to report for Indicator13 for 2020-21 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 2020-21 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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This document was created on: December 4, 2024, 3:49 am EST

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