succeed

Iowa’s Special Students
Expecting
Expecting
to learn.
Expecting to
succeed.
FY18
Appropriations
Request

Funding
State appropriations provide
89.4%
of IESBVI/ISD funding
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K-12
Education
System
Free Appropriate
Public Education
Serving districts’
students
PreK-12 programming for Iowa

Challenges
Improving
student
outcomes
Students
entering ISD
have an
average delay
of 5 years in
reading.
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Less than
28% of deaf
and blind
students in
Iowa are
proficient.
Priority: Improved academic achievement

Causes
Limited access
Gaps in
continuum of
services which
result in lack of
access to
intensive,
specialized
instruction
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Teacher shortages
Highly
qualified
teachers of
the deaf and
blind difficult
to recruit;
shrinking
candidate
pool
Barriers to student success

Appropriations
Request
$550,000
Right staff, right
place, right time
$245,000
Regional Academy
Provide specially designed professional development
for teachers of the deaf and teachers of the blind
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Competitive salaries for highly qualified teachers
of the deaf and blind in Iowa
Continue expanding efficient & effective education
options/transition programs through the Northeast
Regional Academy, distance learning and 4+ programs
Improved outcomes

Innovative
programming
78% ISD
employment
rate vs. 58%
national
average
Working
futures
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Achieving goals
100% of IESBVI
students have
transition
goals to
achieve
postsecondary
success.
Success. Every day.