Preschool Special Education Programs/Services (PD-7)
by Need/Resource Category (N/RC)
Preschool service intensity varied by Need/Resource category. NYC preschoolers less often received related services, SEIT or some combination of these, while most received more than 4 hours daily of special class. This proportion is different than that provided in other locations.
|
Service Intensity* |
New York City |
Large Four |
Urban Suburban High |
Rural High |
Average |
Low |
All Districts Excluding Big 5 |
Total All Districts |
State Range 200-01, 2001-02 |
|
Number of Students |
2,371 |
374 |
436 |
234 |
1,305 |
574 |
2,549 |
5,294 |
59,949-59,437 |
|
Related Services Only (RSO) |
16% |
50% |
50% |
45% |
53% |
60% |
53% |
36% |
38% |
|
Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) Services Only |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
|
RSO & SEIT |
9% |
10% |
6% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
5% |
7% |
9% |
|
Half-day (2.5 hrs. or less) Special Class Program In Integrated Setting (SCIS) |
4% |
12% |
16% |
11% |
11% |
4% |
10% |
7% |
8% |
|
Half-day (2.5 hrs. or less) Special Class Program |
10% |
12% |
8% |
10% |
11% |
9% |
10% |
10% |
12% |
|
Full-day (2.5-3 hrs.) SCIS |
<1% |
6% |
0% |
7% |
3% |
<1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
Full-Day (2.5-3 hrs.) Special Class Program |
<1% |
<1% |
2% |
0% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
|
Full-day (3-4 hrs.) SCIS |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
<1% |
1% |
|
Full-Day (3-4 hrs.) Special Class Program |
1% |
<1% |
2% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
Full-Day (>4 hrs.) SCIS |
15% |
4% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
8% |
6% |
|
Full-Day (>4 hrs.) Special Class Program |
44% |
5% |
12% |
16% |
6% |
12% |
10% |
25% |
21% |
Source: MGT of America, Inc. database, December 2001 IEP data. The (N=) value varies from PD-1/4 due to not all information being reported for each student.
*Residential Program data is not reported as because no preschool cohort students nor statewide data were in that category.
NYSED VESID, DVJ
Oct. 3, 2007